The resulting work has been called "The story of a house, not of a family." It formed the basis of The Servants' Hall: the domestic history of a country house (first edition 1980; 1990, National Trust), a "below stairs" study by Merlin Waterson. Waterson calls the Chronicles "both invaluable and infuriating", particularly because of its length. He went back over transcriptions of letters, many of which were delegated by Albinia to family and friends, to remove errors and editorial changes.
