Timeless, period classics for historic Georgian & Edwardian town houses and rectories.
Equally good in new-build designed in a traditional style

GEORGIAN HOUSE, GREAT GEORGE ST, BRISTOL
Georgian House,was built in 1791 and owned by John Pinney, a sugar merchant.

BELOW STREET LEVEL CLASSIC KITCHENS
"The 'classic' kitchens in the Pinney house are below street level from the front of the house, but at the rear they are on the first floor and face south. Imagine a blazing fire for cooking and the oven heated to bake bread. It would have been very hot especially in summer. The larger of the two kitchens was used for everyday cooking. The huge kettle hanging over the fire was needed to provide all the boiling water for washing up and cleaning.

MASSIVE FIREPLACE IN THE KITCHEN
The massive fireplace has a spit, a rod on which large joints of meat such as ribs of beef and legs of lamb could be roasted. Pans resting on the fire or in the hearth on hot coals cooked the vegetables and sauces needed for the meal. Beside the fire is the bread oven, used for making pies and the many loaves of bread required daily. Editor's Note: The mantel which surrounds the fireplace, a distinguishing feature of kitchens of the period, originated as a cover or shelf to prevent smoke entering the room space. Stylish elaborately designed mantelpieces in wood and stone became a classic feature in later kitchens. These now form a focal point in classic traditional style contemporary kitchens where the fire place has been replaced with a cooker and splashback, or some other arrangement.

HUGE DRESSER IN CLASSIC KITCHENS HOLDS POTS & PANS
Cupboards and a huge dresser hold all the brass, copper and iron pots and pans needed to prepare the great number of dishes for the main meal. Skillets or pans with three legs, were used in the warm coals on the floor of the fireplace. Many of these pots and pans were made locally in Bristol . Evidence of similar, locally-made cooking pots and tableware has been found on Nevis and other islands in the Caribbean . Such items were traded with the plantations by Bristol merchants. The plantation owners expected the same standard of living as they would have known in England"
Courtesy of Bristol City Council.

GEORGIAN KITCHENS - THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC KITCHENS
Skip Smithson, of Smithson Antiques, says: “'Classic' kitchen implements as we know them today started in the Georgian period, but it was the Victorian era that really kicked them off. Victorian houses had huge 'classic' kitchens with vast numbers of staff and they needed implements to cook with.”

CLASSIC GEORGIAN STYLE
"Henrietta Spencer-Chirchill's book covers all aspects of the four main Georgian styles. The informative style directory at the back and the beautiful photography will give inspiration to all 21st century Georgians" - an independent review..
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A DEFINITION OF CLASSIC KITCHEN STYLE
A bespoke or handmade kitchen designed in the style reminiscent of the Georgian and Edwardian Periods, and retaining those timeless elements of good design from these periods.