Built of the same bricks as Bloomsbury, the old kitchen was built at the same time as Bloomsbury c1849. The kitchen hosts a chimney standing approximately 25 feet in height and has three individual passage ways for three different functions. First, and by far the largest, is the main fireplace, with a cooking arm, the opening is approximately 30 inches deep by 60 inches wide. It narrows to approximately 15 inches deep by 30 inches wide as it exits the fireplace and goes up the chimney. Another opening handles the oven. And a third opening is a mystery to us.
As the restoration of the old kitchen house continues, we are having a custom made dampener, a chimney cap, and an oven door manufactured. Then Katherine will see what it really is like to cook!
Looking right of the fireplace, it is obvious that the square top opening is an oven. In the days it was operational, a thick wooden door was utilized. We will be having a custom made steel door produced to cover the mouth of the oven for safety. The door will also have “Bloomsbury” imprinted into the steel. The oven does not have an interior vent; it has a vent at the very front of the oven which does draw smoke.
The mystery is the curved opening below the oven. It is lined with fire bricks, but shows no sign of hosting fire. It is curved so it gives the impression that it is also an oven or a fire pit. We’ve looked on-line and visited Latta Plantation in North Carolina (which has a similar configuration), and I can not find an answer. What was the use of the curved?
As the restoration of the old kitchen house continues, we are having a custom made dampener, a chimney cap, and an oven door manufactured. Then Katherine will see what it really is like to cook!
Looking right of the fireplace, it is obvious that the square top opening is an oven. In the days it was operational, a thick wooden door was utilized. We will be having a custom made steel door produced to cover the mouth of the oven for safety. The door will also have “Bloomsbury” imprinted into the steel. The oven does not have an interior vent; it has a vent at the very front of the oven which does draw smoke.
The mystery is the curved opening below the oven. It is lined with fire bricks, but shows no sign of hosting fire. It is curved so it gives the impression that it is also an oven or a fire pit. We’ve looked on-line and visited Latta Plantation in North Carolina (which has a similar configuration), and I can not find an answer. What was the use of the curved?
Provide the real answer (with a reference) and will win a Bloomsbury mug!!
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Try the folks at Forno Bravo for some info...
www.fornobravo.com
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