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Margaret Powell (1907 – April 1984) was an English writer. Her book about her experiences in domestic service, Below Stairs, became a best-seller and she went on to write other books and became a television personality. Below Stairs was an impetus for Upstairs, Downstairs and the basis of Beryl's Lot, and is one of the inspirations of Downton ...
The family occupied the house for some 200 years up until the last of the Powells, Margaret Powell, who died in 1951. At its peak the Nanteos estate comprised some 31,000 acres in 1800, [1] covering most of what is today Aberystwyth, and was the major employer of the county. The name derives from the Welsh for "brook" (nant) and "nightingale ...
The title is a reference to the drama series Upstairs, Downstairs, which was about life "above stairs" (the family), and "below stairs" (the servants) in an early 20th-century aristocratic household. In each episode, antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and chef Rosemary Shrager visited a country house or castle which had been visited in the 19th ...
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They wanted more space and room to park, plus "too many of their members were getting mugged leaving at night" according to Hugh Powell, the building's current owner. [4] In the early 1980s the Shriners built a new facility on the south side. Their old building was purchased in 1984 by Cecil W. Powell & Company, an insurance broker.
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Actress Ann-Margret, who became a household name in the 1960s with roles in 'Bye Bye Birdie' and 'Viva Las Vegas,' is now 78 years old.
The Castellows -- sisters Ellie, Lily and Powell Balkcom -- represent women in country blending modern stylings with familial, tradtional, rural roots