A Victorian Kitchen. Often the cook would have to sleep in the kitchen so a small bed and chair was tucked away in the corner. Pitched somewhere between the austere simplicity of a flat-framed Shaker-style kitchen door and the more ornately decorated Victorian style see below Georgian kitchens are characterised by having a very strong classic look that can be made grander with impressive panelled mantels and imposing full-height larders or kept simpler for a cottage or farmhouse kitchen.
The Victorian kitchen range was a multi purpose piece of kit which comprised ovens a boiler and hobs around a central coal fire which was built into the fireplace. Formerly Oxburghs kitchen the room now houses the tea-rooms. Open U-shaped and L-shaped designs are common with a kitchen island a common inclusion in many Victorian kitchen designs providing extra space for food preparation and storage.
Aiming to show how a typical kitchen was in Victorian times this book looks at the the equipment used and the people who used it.
Set it next to your dining table for mealtime warmth and add some cast iron or copper pots and pans for authenticity. The Victorian kitchen was anything but a modern kitchen. Traditionally the biggest feature in a Victorian kitchen the range usually sat within the chimney breast. Most Victorian kitchens were found in wealthy city homes.
