The
still room maid is a female servant who works in the
still room, the functional room in a
great house in which drinks and jams are made. The still room maid is a junior servant, and as a member of the
between staff has the unenviable position of reporting to both the
housekeeper and the
cook, and in the event that the two do not get along, is often a pawn in their rivalry, as evidenced by Dorothy the still maid's displeasure in the film
Gosford Park. Dorothy was constantly played between the warring sisters, Mrs. Wilson the housekeeper, and Mrs. Croft the cook.
Once common in houses with large staffs, in the 21st century, the still room maid is rare.