Beatrice Church

In the novel Three Act Tragedy, Beatrice Church is the upper-housemaid at Melfort Abbey, working for Sir Bartholomew Strange. At the time of the events of the novel, she had been working for him for thirteen years. She is described as a "tall thin woman, with a pinched mouth, who looked aggressively respectable".

After the death of Sir Bartholomew, Beatrice tells Sir Charles Cartwright and Mr Satterthwaite that he seemed particularly cheerful on the day of his house party, as if he had some joke on. She also tells them about a joke he made with the butler, Ellis, which he had never done with Baker, his regular butler. Ellis had brought Sir Bartholomew a telephone message about Mrs de Rushbridger, and Sir Bartholomew had asked if he was sure that he got the name right. When Ellis said that he was sure, Sir Bartholomew laughed, and said that he was a good fellow and a first-class butler, and he asked Beatrice what she thought. Beatrice had been so surprised that she did not know what to say.