This website is dedicated to Mr Ivor Spencer, MBE.
Mr Spencer single handedly revived the profession of butler and showed us all a standard to which we should live up to as a butler.
On this page we celebrate his legacy and pay homage to his efforts in the hospitality industry.
Mr Spencer single handedly revived the profession of butler and showed us all a standard to which we should live up to as a butler.
On this page we celebrate his legacy and pay homage to his efforts in the hospitality industry.
Ivor Spencer, MBE (20 November 1924 – 10 January 2009) was the founder of the Ivor Spencer International School for Butlers and the Professional School for Toastmasters. Spencer was born in East London and started out as a chef at the Dorchester Hotel in that city before choosing to become a toastmaster in 1956. In 1977, he established the Professional School for Toastmasters and has since gone to officiate at over 1,000 royal events. In 1981, he opened up the Ivor Spencer School of Butlers and Personal Assistants in Dulwich, a suburb of London. Under this school, he has trained butlers and catering staff throughout the world in hotels such as the Ocean Club in the Bahamas and the Park Tower in Argentina. One of his graduates, David Morgan, is now Head Butler and in charge of 28 butlers at The St. Regis Hotel in New York. As of 2006, Ivor Spencer's course for aspiring butlers runs twice a year and costs approximately £5,375. The course spans six weeks and covers the ins and outs of being a butler. (source wikipedia) |
Training courses |
Mr Spencer was very well known for his in teaching students the fine art of hospitality techniques and articulate language.
The course was very intensive and the butler students learned a range of subjects such as household management, table service, wardrobe care, organizing events and/or shoots and polishing very high end shoes. To only name a few. Today, the profession of butler is very much in demand and the values Mr Spencer used in his teachings are still very valuable to any professional butler. Would you like to become a professional butler? Click here |
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This is interview was held in the Netherlands and
is one of the few to be found around the internet. |
Are you a graduate of the Ivor Spencer School of Butlers and Personal Assistants ?
We would love to hear your stories about your training and how your career developed because of the training you received from this exceptional professional. You can email us at office@schoolforbutlers.com to share your story, obviously any photos are very welcome as well.
We would love to hear your stories about your training and how your career developed because of the training you received from this exceptional professional. You can email us at office@schoolforbutlers.com to share your story, obviously any photos are very welcome as well.