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Times Remembered by Mary Bayman, housemaid to Queen Victoria, talking to Joan Bakewell.
Mrs Bayman, 100 years old yesterday, recalls the time she spent in Buckingham Palace as a housemaid. She describes her memories of the Queen and recalls how it took eight housemaids to sweep the carpets - until the arrival of the first vacuum cleaner in 1895.

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Interviewee:
Mary Bayman
Interviewer:
Joan Bakewell
Director:
Jim Murray

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