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The exhibition 'Minimum wage? You must be joking!' will be held on 15 November 2026 at The Regency Town House in Hove. Set in 1837, the exhibition explores the challenges faced by a housekeeper and butler seeking additional staff, inviting visitors to consider the implications of such roles. Tickets are priced at £21.43.

It's 1837 and the housekeeper and butler need more staff. Fancy working as a parlour maid or footman? Be careful what you wish for.

Mrs Finnegan and Mr Cubbage are back with another tour of The Regency Town House, but this time they want to recruit kitchen skivvies, footmen and parlour maids. Discover how much you would earn, how often you are expected to wash, and how early you have to get up.

You will be instructed on what to do if you should meet the master or mistress on the stairs and be shown where servants ate and slept

Find out why the postman ALWAYS rings twice and why you should never quarrel with a night soil man.

This is history of the ordinary every day in the first few months of Queen’s Victoria’s reign. It is told with humour by a housekeeper and butler who do not always see eye to eye and celebrates the lives of many of our ancestors, the men and women whose hard work behind the scenes allowed the luxurious Regency terraces to function.

Join Finnegan and Cubbage and together peer into the corners of the past that are often overlooked.

Sadly, it is unlikely that any of you will meet the discerning standards of the housekeeper and butler, but everyone will be treated to a delicious afternoon tea in the kitchen.

You will also be presented with your own copy of Mrs Finnegan’s Guide to Love, Life & Laxatives (usually £9.99).

Often described as a masterpiece (mainly by Mrs Finnegan), reviewers have described it as laugh-out-loud funny and extremely well researched.

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Minimum wage? You must be joking! takes place on Sunday, 15 November 2026 at 14:00.

Minimum wage? You must be joking! is held at The Regency Town House in Brighton (13 Brunswick Square, Hove, BN3 1EH).

Tickets for Minimum wage? You must be joking! are priced at £21.43. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.

Yes — hotels within walking distance of The Regency Town House can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.

Tickets for Minimum wage? You must be joking! can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.

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