A Tour of the Laundry - The Victorian Way

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A lot goes on at Audley End House beyond the kitchen. Introducing Mrs Warwick, the housekeeper. In her own resolute way, she walks us through the ins and outs of life in the laundry.
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[@usagilamperouge]

Why do I feel so judged and roasted? God, this woman knows what she's doing.

[@rifting1224]

Same

[@crenner07]

This is almost as good as the turbot recipe from earlier this year.

[@dawnfire1]

such a polite brush off

[@francesleones4973]

We could learn a thing or two about doing our chores from the ladies of Audley End.

[@alexeiderperezhernandez461]

Jajajajja!!

[@spannerhead4227]

With the amount of shade she’s throwing I’m honestly amazed I can still see the sun in the background

[@mrclueuin]

😄

[@natviolen4021]

Yes, that woman is frightening. Imagine the poor young applicant. What an ordeal of a job interview. I burst out laughing after the washing machine question, though.

[@jillharbst-boulanger8000]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Adventures_with_GEOFFERY]

*I was in my shower screamin shade the whole time 🤦🏾‍♀️🤣☠️😂💀😭*

[@m.woodsrobinson9244]

Audley End is the shadiest manor in Her Majesty's Realm!

[@James17887]

“You will rise at 3” Suddenly I no longer need this job

[@reveranttangent1771]

Rising at 6 killed me

[@kimeichelberger5539]

Yeah....that’s a hard pass

[@weedermann]

You will be living there...essentially a slave.

[@sammygreg4198]

i wake up at 2 or 3 alot for my job lol

[@speeddemon945]

I'm rising at 2am for almost a month now and yet i still feel I made the greatest mistake of my life.. 😂 😂

[@MRK152d]

for this recipe you will need ... - 600 towels - stamina - hygiene

[@mrittikamaitra1809]

And none of that nasty scarlet fever

[@flars8539]

Make sure to use your best washing machine

[@SuperLn1991]

And back pain!

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

@@SuperLn1991 already have that one!

[@alistairmicha7425]

Pff Buttermilk for sure

[@chilibreath]

Mrs. Warwick is a force of nature: housekeeper, suffragette, queen of shade, and enemy of the washing machine.

[@gccwang24]

chilibreath not to mention the way she casually drops French words into her speech

[@violetbrown2372]

@@gccwang24 Even Mrs. Crocombe, draws the line at that much shade!

[@cubbykovu8955]

I am also an Enemy of the washing machine bwahahahahaahahahahahahahahaha

[@violetcris2232]

U just made my day😂❤

[@MoniqueSinha]

Yessssssss

[@Kaala00]

I have a feeling we're not getting that job lol

[@yaimamartinez9576]

Certainly not me! 😂😂

[@adrianeduron9247]

I love the collective we. We’re all in this together!

[@Kaala00]

@@adrianeduron9247 Of course haha, when Mrs. Warwick is disappointed in one of us, she's disappointed in all of us

[@bb22602]

Do we really WANT the job? (and do we wonder if Mom's Laundry had a washing machine?)

[@JustPlainMimi62]

Kaala Lol...which one of you mentioned a washing machine! The nerve!

[@tiredapplestar]

“When you rise, you can take a cup of tea...to your superiors.”

[@kimeichelberger5539]

Yeah....about that

[@anyviolet]

@@kimeichelberger5539 lol

[@choirkitty]

She so wanted to say "for you are inferior "

[@raynonabohrer5624]

No way

[@megha111]

😂

[@shanayahayes6394]

“Mrs crocombe, please pick me up I’m scared”

[@la2aru593]

"Mrs. Warwick is ur new mama now."

[@Angie-GoneSoon]

I think I'd rather work for Mrs Crocombe! LoL

[@randomartist5295]

I’ve failed job interviews before, none of them hurt as much as this one.

[@wolfwolff6238]

Who are they looking for , can't be poor , nor rich , how about a member of parliament

[@SamanthaMorles]

LOL

[@lmfao1314]

I felt this comment in my bones😂😂😂💯💯💯😫😫😫🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TheNavyShark]

@@wolfwolff6238 Someone that doesn't expect a "washing machine" to do their job for them.

[@jess9269]

I'll never call misses crocombe shady again. I feel like Warwick just treated me like a piece of soaked laundry.

[@ConstantChaos1]

Naw she cares about laundry, if i was a naked corpse on the laundry drying field, id be nothing but an inconvenience to her

[@wyv_3rn]

Ms. Crocombe is so tame compared to Warwick, it’s kinda scary ngl

[@prizmarvalschi1319]

Probably beaten with a paddle too

[@prizmarvalschi1319]

@@wyv_3rn that's called ✨ｒｅｆｉｎｅｍｅｎｔ✨

[@padma1688]

@@ConstantChaos1 OMG couldn’t stop laughing 😂

[@katiejensen8213]

"I don't know whether your mother has one of these in her SMALL laundry." -Mrs. Warwick, throwing shade since 1895.

[@faislachocolate]

Can you please explain to me what " throwing shades " means , since im not native speaker and have seen it a lot now 😂

[@adrianita2927]

being mean like be direspectful or being know it all

[@avanii5887]

I think this series is in the 1870s.

[@faislachocolate]

@Witch's Brew Views ty for explanation 😁

[@faislachocolate]

@@adrianita2927 ty for explanation ☺

[@catarina4613]

"i see that you're punctual" me, watching this 5 months later: of course

[@honeyboo4735]

Me watching your comment 5 months later 🤡

[@franciscov.7535]

@@honeyboo4735 me watching you response 4 hours later

[@catarina4613]

Wolfgang me watching your response one week later

[@franciscov.7535]

@@catarina4613 we went full circle haha

[@catarina4613]

Wolfgang we really did kdnxksj

[@Randolph_]

This woman's acting is so good, she would qualify as a Hogwarts professor

[@raraavis7782]

Randolph de Leon Or supervising the house elves in the kitchen 😄

[@Randolph_]

@@raraavis7782 🤣

[@gp2779]

Forget about the Crucio spell, her feistiness and shade throwing would had inflicted enough burn and pain to her students.

[@gbeez2303]

i came to the comments to say just that.. such a great actor!

[@mihataveura8190]

I can see her on GOT!!

[@mattc9998]

"You must rise at three on Monday morning" *turns around and leaves*

[@Shay45]

I was thinking that same thing lol

[@FeralSwift]

Same. "Ya got anything for midnight?" lol

[@elsiegreenwich1382]

Insomniacs: No problem!

[@ishanipimpale]

Ppl in that era used to sleep earlier..

[@fuyukazemi]

@@ishanipimpale depends on the rank of the house, and the servant.

[@matesafranka6110]

Mrs. Warwick: "Quel horreur!" Me, spread-eagled on my bed, holding my phone in one hand and ladling nutella in my mouth with the other: "Shameful. Absolutely shameful."

[@thomasgandon1497]

Quelle Horreur* ;)

[@kaycrewe1148]

I thought I wrote this for a minute and now I'm scared

[@noragreen109]

"Spread eagle" ...wait a minute Wait a minute WAIT A MINUTE

[@Causticrose06]

@@noragreen109 HAHA what

[@rainylight6268]

🤣💀

[@Hessed3712]

When she asked how to bleach the clothing, I actually said out loud “bleach.”

[@marywhite8517]

@Hessed3713 me too. 😂Didn't they have bleach? 😵 the sun could never get laundry as white as bleach does.

[@kimeichelberger5539]

Bleach and oxi

[@griffca4814]

@@marywhite8517 I just googled it....Cholorine bleach was invented in the late 1800's. Like 20-30 years before world war one, that's ahead of this time period by like 70 years!

[@poisonedflowers]

Stale urine. It's got a lot of ammonia in it and will bleach natural fibers.

[@bee2022]

@@griffca4814 dude the Victorian era went from 1837 when Queen Victoria was crowned Queen until her death in 1901. So bleach was invented during the Victorian Era, and World War 1 was from 1914-1918. Your years are way off

[@lizy23ms]

My mom: What are you doing? Me: I'm training to be a laundry maid in victorian era thank you very much

[@MossyMozart]

@Salsabillea Shoumi - Your Mum then beams with quizzical pride?

[@silverstream3531]

If you’ll excuse I’ll go wash my trousers by the river mother

[@rochelleb973]

Lmaooooo

[@heen5255]

Frick you're cute🤣

[@lunawolfking1340]

Every new character is an absolute treasure

[@almasandiegofernando3538]

Yeah but avis is the diamond in the treasure

[@CologneCarter]

Someone hand me my reading glasses. I read "obsolete treasure".

[@MouseyBusiness]

This one seems like a piece of work.....

[@ashleyseider351]

Thank you. I’m honored to wash the laundry

[@jessicabarroga6289]

OMG! I got fountain pen ink on a sweater and panicked because I didn't have any stain remover! Then I remembered this video mentioning ink stains and rushed to find it. The buttermilk totally worked! My sweater is saved! Thanks for the help Mrs. Warwick!

[@laraalford3995]

Thats actually so cool!! :)

[@zomgmadii]

i’ve been in enough job interviews to know that “we’ll let you know” in that tone basically just means “you didn’t get the job.”

[@lol4lol993]

Yep. That "we'll let you know" is basically my life's enemy.

[@angelgirl7473]

Means “ nice try, but no cigar for you “!…. NEXT

[@TechBearSeattle]

You shouldn't have asked about the machine, that's what did it.

[@beek.4860]

A new character is introduced to the MCCU... Mrs. Crocombe Cinematic Universe. :D

[@kousetsuhana]

Lmaoooo MCCU you're a genius xD this needs a fan trailer...

[@goldendawn1583]

😂 this made my day

[@dansharpe2364]

Genius!

[@LauryneAmanda]

This was quite clever! Well done. 😂

[@miriamdruyan]

Yesssss

[@PurpSquid]

Ms Warwick is the kind of lady to scold her juniors for spreading rumours, but is always first to know the hottest gossip at audley end 👀

[@violetbrown2372]

She only shares the good gossip with the upper servants

[@lochboy766]

like o'brien in Downton Abbey

[@norielsantos8485]

Well, she and Mrs Crocombe did have the piping, hot TEA to spill🍵

[@TheInfinitySystem]

Your 1000th like.

[@PurpSquid]

The Infinity System a appreciate it my guy

[@josephstalin6913]

“How would u deal with ink stains?” *door busts open* “BILLY MAYS HERE WITH OXY CLEAN”

[@tyrelllyons6963]

This comment is so underrated 😂

[@m.woodsrobinson9244]

LMAO

[@Commander_HW]

He can't cuz he's died since 2009.

[@AmandaFessler]

@@Commander_HW He's got the opposite problem here. He wasn't born in the 1880s.

[@v1de0gamr23]

Yes, stains stand no chance against the wares of Sir William the Boisterous!

[@NothingXemnas]

"You only pick up an iron without an iron cloth once". Interesting remark, but I think it is much too late, now.

[@applesKIWISbananas]

idk i picked up a cast iron pan twice without a cloth so its just a matter of how smooth your brain is. my palm was medium-well.

[@Adam657]

It's better than ironing and then the phone rings...

[@farhanmizra]

I expected she'd say: "For this washing you will need..." 😄

[@heneralantonioluna8725]

Water....

[@Bl4ckw0lf1]

Sun...

[@pennywang6461]

And buttermilk

[@Bl4ckw0lf1]

@@carmenconde8474 Sssshhhhh, she'll throw more shade at us, and the sheets just aren't white enough for that level of shade.

[@deoxyplasmic]

That's cute.

[@stahppls2293]

"Now, I understand you've been assisting your MOTHER with her. LOCAL, COTTAGE LAUNDRY..." she's so low-key mean I love it

[@Ndstars1]

Lol yes please note the dry derisive half-chuckle on the second syllable of "laundry".

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

5:31 our mother’s _SMALL_ laundry. Daaang.

[@vegasgirl3538]

I feel like she just collectively bitch-slapped all of us with shade. I'm not even interviewing for the job and I feel like a total failure. 😂😂😂

[@thesimslover82884]

Despite the shade, it's pretty nice that applicants would get a cup of tea, and money for their fare. Especially if they weren't hired.

[@EliKat94]

Oh- I'm fired before I even start, aren't I? But Audley end seems full of Savage Queens

[@ConstantChaos1]

Who were apparently suffragettes

[@aswinpo7474]

😂🤭

[@KilljoyPartyPenguin]

“How would you deal with, say, ink stains?” Vanish Oxy Acti- “Buttermilk” Oh, of course milady, pardon me.

[@JacobConkin]

I thought she said egg lol

[@Lanthanideification]

Milk actually does work to get ink stains out, especially fresh ones. If you have a leaking pen on some clothes, blot and scrub with milk. The casein protein binds to the ink and takes it out.

[@matthewwilliams1212]

Hair spray works too

[@canniereddie]

I thought I was the only one saying Vanish-

[@theultimatelifeform4121]

@@matthewwilliams1212 Well, answer me, did they had hair sprays in the victorian era?

[@TheOnlyDamien]

I just failed a job interview in a youtube video, this video is too real and I love it. She was amazing.

[@myteaminc]

Damien lmao too real. I’ve never felt so defeated or under qualified

[@chykim1]

Never felt so inadequate in my entire life🤦

[@buddfamvlogs9174]

I got mad at myself for asking about a laundry machine lmfao

[@JushuaProvido]

If even Mrs. Warwick is impressed by Mrs Crocombe's hygiene standards, you know that kitchen is damn well spotless.

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

You can't be the queen without setting the example after all

[@saramcdorman2448]

I never thought I'd be so offended for my mother's small cottage laundry lol

[@LoreOfNen]

"We'll let you know" = Girl, you will never set a foot inside these halls ever again! Great acting, loved her character.

[@YTistooannoying]

Well, we ought not have asked about the washing machine. That's what did us in.

[@christinemeleg7012]

I can see in my imagination this very proper lady acting as a bouncer in the local pub on a Saturday night!

[@gentlegirl88]

LoreOfNen Yep, we didn’t get the job.

[@talosheeg]

I love that the Victorian Way is expanding through the entire house!!! Maybe one day we can meet Lady Braybrouke!

[@Beastier]

I kind of like the ambiguity of knowing about the Lady, but never seeing her.

[@Vespuchian]

I'm rather looking forward to meeting the gardening staff or perhaps the person responsible for Lord and Lady Braybrouke's horses.

[@Beastier]

@@Vespuchian I agree! One of my favorite videos is the tour of the orchard.

[@krn2683]

@@Vespuchian yes! Also a tour of the kennels.

[@Wolfmaedchen]

Graham Baxter there are videos about those people already! They’re lovely you should check them out :D

[@thumpercomet3856]

I've never felt so unqualified for a job in my life.

[@UTAU53Yui]

Honestly, after working in an utterly dysfunctional cafe and kitchen for a year, hearing how meticulously run this laundry is makes me yearn for a job with such competent management. If you notice, nothing she described was difficult. Everything made sense, there was a logical progression of tasks. Sure you need to develop some elbow grease, but learning the basics of stain treatment and remembering to number and date laundry parcels? Only the laziest person would find that undoable. I would give anything for a job like this 😭

[@mari5128]

I mean I think I like not having to pick up a hot piece of iron and/or risking getting my fingers crushed in those machines lol

[@isakle8474]

​@@mari5128have you heard of oven mittens?

[@adlirez]

@@mari5128 I wager that so long as you are careful, it won't have to come to that and your hands will remain intact. Perhaps a challenge will come in procuring an iron cloth and getting used to the mechanisms of the wringing machines, but it ought to become second nature once one grows accustomed to the proceedings of the laundry.

[@hughbrackett343]

My goodness! She was so intimidating I couldn't even get out that I was there about the Gardener's position. Maybe the tea will settle my nerves.

[@gbeez2303]

Hhhhhhahahahahashahhahas

[@MzRage]

😅😅😅😅

[@chipmunkred1519]

😂😂

[@intricatelytangled]

Tea?! I need a whiskey! Lol!

[@sarah3796]

Hehehe

[@Stallyos]

I'm not even applying for this job and now i'm scared and want to run away

[@fionafiona1146]

Imagine that this is the most respectful way to be ever treated.

[@sodapopyoung]

Same lol

[@Tanyableu]

"You'll be up at 3am on Monday..." "I'm out."

[@marCpreciado]

Me too, I feel so rejected.

[@bigooman2396]

You're hired anyway.

[@idkman8007]

This woman’s acting is amazing. Felt like I was talking to a female Severus snape

[@garcia207]

Mrs. Warwick: “Do you have any questions?” Me: “Where do you keep the Tide Pods?”

[@xiahluns2405]

Mrs. C: Oh look here's your applicant for the laundry. Me: (Wonders who the new character.) Mrs. C and Mrs. W:( *straring at me*) Me: . . . oh me.

[@johnnyjjpny7746]

🤣

[@MistressGlowWorm]

You’re the applicant.

[@heycags]

HAHAHAHHAHAHA

[@teasimmer1690]

Xiah Luns Lmfaoooooo

[@juandamaximoff24]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Lol

[@MichiriKyuurin]

Me: **calls mom** Me: Yeah, I think I blew it when I asked her whether or not they had a washing machine.

[@TyneMint]

This comment has me rolling!

[@miriamhavard7621]

😂

[@paulashe7460]

Fuck computers. Automatic washing machine saves our lives!

[@MilkyWhite1]

I love this comment.

[@amishgirl1000]

Yes that’s what the coppers are for

[@c-light7624]

When they broke the 4th wall and said I was punctual, my heart skipped a beat because I’m rarely on time for _anything_

[@kevinbyrne4538]

My father's mother would have recognized every utensil in this laundry room. He used to tell me about the huge tubs of water that had to be heated, the dolly (manual agitator), the mangle, drying rack, ... All day Monday was spent washing the clothes, all day Tuesday was spent ironing them.

[@danielleking262]

Dang...

[@CH-qw8gb]

I remember my Grans copper, the dolly, big wooden tongs and the mangle in the outside shed. Hard work.

[@nikkimirhosseyni9535]

Dang she is a good actress. I was so embarrassed when I was incorrect on the ink stain question 😂

[@SwitchelSweets]

Nikki Mirhosseyni she excels at doling out that particularly English level of personal shame 😂

[@CelticFairyBox]

I got it right because I watched the John Townsend laundry vid 😅

[@lyllydd]

@@CelticFairyBox Me too. Although I've also heard regular milk works too. I wonder if the acid in buttermilk helps to dissolve the ink?

[@maggiee639]

Oof I know!! I consider myself a pretty decent laundress and I said rubbing alcohol. I’ve heard the buttermilk thing before.... it’s kinda like the fat from the milk and the ink stick together and helps release the ink from the fibers. 🤷‍♀️

[@maggiee639]

Diana Chino this sounds like an interesting technique

[@MC-ko2mx]

And we thought Mrs Crocombe was strict. I now think she is a meek spring lamb, after meeting the indomitable Mrs Warwick. Scared the pants off me, that woman did.

[@rach3092]

We can see why they’re friends 😅

[@fannishfanning160]

She can't touch Mrs. Crocombe though. The head cook is her own boss in the kitchen. She doesn't answer to the housekeeper (she reports directly to the Lord and Lady of the house) as per the hierarchy of the servants during the Victorian era.

[@lisha3595]

Bruh, I almost dont want to meet the head maid😂

[@ltrjbruguier]

😂😂😂

[@jackie0499]

I rather work with the butter girl or Mrs c 🤣

[@tiarrasmusic]

" do you have any questions?" Me:"yes...can I go back to 2020?"

[@warreneckels4945]

Don't be so sure. 2020 still has five months to go.

[@danielleking262]

You mean BEFORE 2020? Who the hell would want to relive through 2020? lol

[@hyuna7131]

혹시.. 버터만드는 영상 보고나니 이 영상 떠서 들어온 한국인 없나..? 되게 막 보면서 내가 막 들어온 신참 빨랫방 하녀라 되게 의기양양하게 배우는 느낌인데 ㅋㄱㅋㅋㅋㄱㅋㄷㅋㅋㅋ

[@user-yr5dx5fx3y]

그게 나야 둠빠둠빠 두비두바

[@pantarhei28]

나도 버터보다가 여기까지 오게 됐어..계속보고 있으니까 신입 메이드가 된 느낌이야...

[@user-df8lz1dw3i]

오 한국어.. 괜히 쓸쓸했는데 뭔가 엄청 반가워요ㅋㅋㅋ

[@biancanapoles1725]

Huh?

[@luiggistucchi3731]

Woman in Victorian era: We’ll let you know 2019:

[@cora5095]

The eternal waiting room

[@speeddemon945]

At least Victorian era employers has a reputation to uphold when hiring people. Most employers nowadays seem to have fun ghosting candidates. ✌️✌️

[@emanuelpaulcoronado4874]

Modern employers aka Legendary Ghosters

[@linus1703]

And she even pays you for your travel expenses

[@qwertasdcfghjklmo24z]

@@linus1703 AND you get a cup of tea.

[@annetteandhercrafts]

This is the hardest interview I have ever been to. I do not believe Mrs Warwick is particularly fond of me.

[@mrclueuin]

No, really!? 😏

[@christinemeleg7012]

I fear your perspective is quite correct! We must realize she is quite robust after washing six hundred towels each week, not to mention very careful about hygiene! One mustn't forget such matters!

[@annetteandhercrafts]

@@christinemeleg7012 Shouldn't have asked about the washing machine 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@smithk6977]

@@annetteandhercrafts right.. LMAO 🤭

[@AM-di4pq]

She doesn't like anyone

[@tsmith3887]

My great grandmother was a laundry woman and this gave me a new appreciation for the grueling work she did.

[@ng3057]

‘Mrs Crocombe maintains very high standards of hygiene in her kitchen ‘ BLOWS INTO AN EGG 🥚

[@antsonasmileyfrenchfry8500]

Throwing shade at me, sure. But at my MOTHER?? Madame I must OBJECT!

[@BlackRaven0211]

I want that in a shirt dkgnhngj

[@parkchimmin7913]

TURTLE’S EGGS

[@benitez06]

I’ve never been slapped in the face through a screen.

[@danielleking262]

LOL 😂

[@aarongibson9027]

First time?

[@rhondaalger7398]

I love how she’s so elegant sounding yet she manages to throw shade at the same time.

[@zaffiruddin6808]

The “Quelle Horreur” cracks me everytime

[@keithg.7386]

A woman who is abreast with political issues and throws shade at every opportunity?! We stan!!! 🙌🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@lyllydd]

Yes! Experienced in all forms of shame, and yet a shameless suffragist! I love her!

[@caitcook]

Me having an existential crisis from that dismissal! XD

[@purpleviolet72]

I know. If you got that reply at the end of a job interview, you know it didn't go well. :-)

[@RowantarotBlogspot]

I'd say we made a narrow escape! I'd rather be in the kitchen with Mrs Crocum.

[@USMarshmallow]

I know! Perhaps we're better suited to the kitchens...😂😂😂

[@kck9742]

@@purpleviolet72 I think the imaginary applicant effed up the moment she asked if they had a washing machine. 😂

[@kck9742]

@@RowantarotBlogspot Yes, that woman intimated the living heck out of me.

[@avad.4370]

“You must be quite robust.” Me: *in bed under a blanket with a box of Cheez-Itz* SORRY MA’AM.

[@justine4353]

I hope I get hired. She really put me through the wringer.

[@locrytham]

Did you get mangled?

[@arixkuun]

i just came here to have a good time and i'm honestly feeling so attacked right now

[@rochelleb973]

Lolol

[@TheWeeklyFangirl]

"You only pick up an iron without an iron cloth *once* ." 😬😬😬 I felt that.

[@mariafebriela7310]

I dont get this, could you please explain?😀

[@TheWeeklyFangirl]

@@mariafebriela7310 It's like going to pick up a hot cast-iron skillet; the metal's preheated, and it's all one piece so you need the cloth to make sure you don't lose the inside skin of your hand trying to pick it up. Speaking for myself, I work in kitchens, so I've learned that lesson the hard way, lol--if the metal is supposed to be hot, assume it's *always* hot, and grab it with your bare hand at your own risk.💥🙌💥

[@mariafebriela7310]

@@TheWeeklyFangirl Aaaah, got it now. Im sorry that you had to learned it the hard way😂 Thanks a lot!

[@jenny9343]

@@mariafebriela7310 yeah.. I used to work in restaurants and once I was boiling something and put it on the table, when I went to move it a minute later I grabbed it with my bare hands and it burned my WHOLE hand!! I couldnt use my right hand for about 2 weeks.. it was BAD. now I always make sure to have something.. even though I burn myself frequently due to the fact that I cook about 2-3 times a day 😅

[@Mizleesha]

When she said that, I had flashbacks to when I touched a preheated cast iron skillet with my bare hand when I was 14😬

[@Sapphonouveau]

I could watch a drama about Mrs Warwick and Mrs Crocombe exchanging shade, gossip and tips all day...

[@charmainesings]

I like how she says to me that I'm punctual but I am watching this two years later.

[@EmeraldHW]

This woman judges harder than Judge Judy.

[@alliequinn8401]

😂🤣

[@madabbafan]

Except I think Judy would forgive a small mistake...

[@maryinsanfrancisco]

I'm going to buy flowers for my washer and dryer. I just realized how much I love them.

[@biancanapoles1725]

👍👍👍💐💐💐💐💐👍👍👍

[@SumitYadav-xm5dy]

Lmao

[@janderwinderson1299]

X2

[@Sam-gx2ti]

500th like omg

[@vdenise]

underrated comment hahahahahahhaha

[@v1de0gamr23]

Mrs. Warwick: "Does your *mother* have one?" Me: "Yes." Mrs. Warwick: "Do you want to do yourself out of a *job* ?!" Me: "Speaking was the wrong choice, I realize that now."

[@necrophadian]

Wtf just happened i was breezin thru youtube watching guns, games and chocolate and nownim doing laundry in he victorian era

[@padma1688]

You sure you got the job ?

[@bluejedi723]

Today I learned: Treat the help really well. They know your personal secrets. If you piss them off, they *will* talk.

[@themermaidstale5008]

No, they won’t, because they won’t get a reference. And without a reference, one doesn’t get a J O B.

[@madamabutterfly2412]

The Mermaid's Tale not necessarily. There are plenty of instances of people without references getting jobs. Not to mention that there are plenty of anonymous ways of spreading information. Especially back in ye yonder days. Just send a letter to a newspaper and don't sign it. Scared they'll recognize your handwriting? Ask an especially trusted friend to write it instead, and still don't sign it. Simple.

[@alalalala57]

@@themermaidstale5008 a n o n y m i t y and m o n e y

[@alalalala57]

@JW McCabe Yet it didn't stop rumors coming out, especially from households with shitty employers.

[@novabohr4686]

The Mermaid's Tale well they get a job with a certain gentleman of Derbyshire who I have on very good authority doesn’t check on references as well as he ought

[@yaimamartinez9576]

Thanks, now I'm ashamed of pushing the start on my washing machine 🤣🤣

[@tamlynn786]

Yaima Martinez 😂😂

[@Uapa500]

I'll be thanking it, next time I use it 😅

[@yaimamartinez9576]

@@Uapa500 Oh Whirlpool goddess, thank you for your existence 😂😂

[@BossladyXD]

What she really meant at the end of the interview was “begone peasant!

[@danrose7078]

"Get out of this house and don't ever come back here again".

[@clarsach29]

Buttermilk for ink? I must try that. I hope this new laundry maid realised how lucky she was being able to laze in bed until 5 am (apart from 3am on Monday) when a typical scullery maid was up at 4 every day to scrub out fireplaces and light them!

[@nessamillikan6247]

All for nearly 3p a month. Lucky girl!

[@matasa7463]

Most people back in those days slept quite early though, unlike us in the modern era. Back then, lighting at night meant quite the cost in terms of resources - candles, oil lamps,and gas lamps all costed money, and weren't the best at keeping things well lit anyways. So it was common for people to sleep early after the sun has set and wake up at the crack of dawn.

[@tangle70]

You only pick up an iron without an iron clothe once. lol

[@christinemeleg7012]

And don't forget your mangle cloth!

[@Uapa500]

Yesss.

[@bean9333]

And dont you dare dry the clothes in a mangle box

[@jessicare5331]

I think Mrs. Warwick has done so.

[@intorainbowzOG]

Oww as I press the steam dewrinkle button on my dryer.

[@NativeBeautyyy]

The shade in this video 😂

[@mrclueuin]

If you need to get away from the Sun just come down to this Manor House! 😂

[@rach3092]

NativeBeauty English people have the best shade I think

[@kevinr.m.richardson812]

She makes Mrs. Crocombe look like Little Orphan Annie.

[@BluHoodieZ]

Mrs. Warwick: "And you must be quite robust" My fat ass in character: I'm I a joke to you...

[@KimberRose16]

“What was that? Do we have a washing machine? Why no you PLEB.”

[@gp2779]

She lowkey reminds me of Professor McGonall: Wise, stern, scrupulous and throws shade (2:08 *HUH QUELLE HORREUR 🙄)

[@alinagrinseit]

First, McGonagall Second, how dare you

[@ajibara9970]

her cloth remind me to hogwarts teacher 😆

[@francodominguez3053]

God forbid if we ever run late tp work. Perhaps she could turn us i to a pocket watch? That way at least one of us would be on time?

[@arcasyard5305]

Franco Dominguez Thank goodness she is not a witch. Imagine the horror. 😨 And the Church would certainly look into such...unholy act...if she were a witch.

[@angelarts]

Did you notice that ever since she became popular, all of these "Victorian Way" videos includes a cameo from Mrs. Crocombe even when she's not the focus of it? It's a very smart move on English Heritage's part, even though I kind of feel guilty that it's come to that. Not complaining one bit! Mrs. Crocombe can click bait me all she wants! On that note, we want to see more Edgar the Gardener too!!!!

[@corvuscorone7735]

Yes, more of the gardeners. And can I say, the yummy horse groom?

[@biohack3077]

I wish we could see more of Mrs Warwick! What I love about this English Heritage project is the departure of the anthropocentric approach of classical history and be able to discover the common folks that were the true force that shaped history.

[@irenejohnston6802]

Remember it's the cogs that keep the wheels Turning. It's the low paid that keep things ticking over. The rich live on their investments. Which we have experienced in 2020/21

[@conoryoung1761]

*Mrs Warwick:* And we _certainly_ wouldn't take somebody from the workhouse! *Me who has never set foot in a workhouse:* _(starts sweating nervously)_

[@KhoaNguyen.08]

YES! No joke 😂🥲

[@DoctorOctobussy]

"How would you deal with say... ink stains?" *Me: throw it in the bin* "Of course, you would use buttermilk, wouldn't you." *Me: ObVIOusLy*

[@gccwang24]

GoodishGamer 😂😂😂 that was my answer too

[@Northandlights]

Loll

[@tanya292]

They have now realised we love Victorian servants and Mrs crocombe is the best way to introduce these new characters.

[@TheWeeklyFangirl]

It's her world, we're all just living in it.

[@tanya292]

@@TheWeeklyFangirl Mrs. Crocombe Cinematic Universe.

[@owlislike]

I feel like I have been fired before I was even hired.

[@danielleking262]

lol

[@katelynpringle5506]

Victorian working women have shot right to the top of my list of scariest people because of these videos. (for real though, the acting on this channel is fantastic)

[@TheSiobhan12]

Forget Downtown Abbey, Audley end Is spiciest house in the whole of the English Countryside. x

[@lucashuseth9097]

Mrs Warwick is a delight. She's a wonderful addition to the channel!

[@cioccolatamania3622]

lmao I read "delight' as "dogshit"

[@isabellaa4164]

Marvel: We are gods at crossovers. English Heritage Channel: Hold my tea

[@thehermit8618]

And here i thought nobody on Audley End House could match Mrs. Crocombe raw sass.... the Crocombverse expands yet again with an opposite and equal

[@TyneMint]

"How do you think we bleach the cloth?" Me: With Clorox

[@aWinterBlood]

or very strong light!

[@euphie4631]

Mrs Warwick’s vocabulary is phenomenal! She’s so poetic in her speech :) lovely video, as always!

[@janekay4147]

We should all speak this way.. It's so lovey and well i just like it a lot lol..

[@ceticismonet1]

She is not poetic. She is intimidating as hell!

[@MossyMozart]

@@ceticismonet1 - The two concepts are not mutually exclusive. One can be poetic while holding a back-stabbing knife.

[@k.r.3598]

"Ah, I see... And in just which manner should I throw shade at you my Dear? Shall I count the ways...?"

[@Pluvillion]

“We’ll let you know.” Yep, we didn’t get the job alright. I’ll just stay in Mrs. Crocombe’s kitchen.

[@annadelphia]

It's a wonder anything gets sun bleached, the amount of shade that woman is throwing.

[@Ratih1945]

2:46 Ellen and Sarah, Laundry Superiors.... Sarah, is that the same girl who lends Mrs. Crocombe a laundry tub for making mince pie?

[@tamoyed]

yes! I do believe these characters are meant to be recreations in honor of the real workers who lived and cared for the estate. Or at least I'm almost certain I read that Mrs. Crocombe is

[@emily2254]

This series has better continuity than many sitcoms lol

[@MossyMozart]

@Ratih Sanitri - Great catch!

[@sanescale]

Ooooooooooh the lore is expanding

[@BelladonnaJojo]

I personally would have wished her a good day and set off once she claimed that never would you see someone from the workhouse there. "Those in workhouses are dispersed to backbreaking labor with meager earnings. They would have preformed *splendidly* for the opportunity to earn a fair wage. And yet you've dismissed them for their circumstance, which.... Dare I say presumes an awful lot of YOUR character ma'am. Good Day."

[@Nana-wt5ek]

They should have a mini series where she shows us how to clean various stains because I need more of her

[@vicgarcia1043]

I knew I shouldn’t have asked about the washing machine. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@VibrationCrystals]

See....I told you it was a bad idea. Why didn't you listen to me? Lol

[@mauwalker]

Mrs Warwick is harder than Mrs Crocombe! We need to see more of Mrs Warwick. She’s got shade down to an art form!

[@danielleking262]

I saw another comment that said she has so much shade, they're surprised to even see the sun behind her. 😂😂😂

[@darkmask5933]

I dunno about that, have you ever seen Mary-anne in the kitchen? When she is summoned she moves like the devil himself is chasing her. 🏃‍♀️💨

[@sethegreen1]

I have a suspicion my interview didn’t go very well. I suppose I’ll pursue other positions...

[@IamshinyCM]

I have a feeling I didn't get the job, it's been a couple centuries since I applied