The Kitchen:

The Heart of The Home

A Day School was held on

Saturday 29th October 2011,

The Kitchen:

The Heart of The Home

And represents the sorts of activity that we aim to arrange in the future

From Medieval to Victorian - the development of kitchens and service rooms through the ages

Speakers:

John Broad (University of Cambridge)

– Detached kitchens

Pam Slocombe (Author of “Wiltshire Farmhouses and Cottages”)

– Malting, brewing & dairying in Wiltshire houses

David Clark (President of the Vernacular Architecture Group,

Secretary Oxfordshire Buildings Record)

– Service rooms of Oxfordshire

Kathryn Ferry (Author of “The Victorian Home”)

– Below stairs - the Victorian Kitchen

e-mail: dorothy.treasure@wiltshire.gov.uk  web: www.wiltshirebuildingsrecord.org.uk