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Serving Room
Alterations to the Servery B18 to provide a Breakfast Room
A Brief History
By 1819 dead space beneath the Justice Room G18
1909 The Servery was created by Dunn & Watson by raising the ceiling through alteration of the Justice Room G18 and excavating the floor level, three steps below the level of the adjacent kitchen and north entrance. Light was provided by extending the windows B18/w1-w2 down to the new floor level. New doorways were cut through to the kitchen B19a/d2 and north entrance B18/d1, each associated with a flight of steps down to the new floor level. Cupboards were introduced on the west and south walls.
By 1942 The room was divided by a east-west partition to form a servery passage and Cook’s Room. [NRO 1942]
Post 1942 Cook’s Room partition subsequently removed and servery reinstated.
What's to do
Cupboards (1909) and other fittings are stripped out. The floor raised to the original level, and paved in limestone to extend and match that in kitchen B19a. Door (B19a/w2) to kitchen blocked up. New blank opening formed between B19a and B18 to join the two spaces.
Windows B18/w1-w2 reunited with their upper lights presently serving G18.
Walls and ceiling plastered.
New hearth and fireplace formed on south wall with flue extended up to join redundant flue presently serving Justice Room G18. New limestone chimneypiece to be fitted. The alterations provide a generous breakfast room which can be easily supervised from the kitchen B19a, and allows level access through the basement storey.
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