View of the small kitchen, the former housemaid pantry Digital image of C/34838

Description View of the small kitchen, the former housemaid pantry Digital image of C/34838

Date 27/4/1994

Catalogue Number SC 759650

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 34838

Scope and Content Housemaid pantry, Newhailes, Musselburgh, East Lothian This shows the housemaid pantry where the different utensils used in cleaning the house were kept. The fireclay sink was the oldest feature of the room with the cupboards on the left being late 20th-century additions. This room was latterly used by Lady Antonia Dalrymple as a kitchen. The housekeeper oversaw the daily routine of the housemaids that involved opening shutters, cleaning grates, sweeping and dusting rooms. The maids were also expected to change and make beds, and empty chamberpots and basins from the bedrooms. James Smith (c.1645-1731) architect, designed and built Newhailes House (originally known as Whitehill) in 1686. Sir David Dalrymple (c.1665-1721) bought the estate in 1709 and started the construction of the library wing in 1718 which was completed after his death in 1721 by his son, Sir James Dalrymple (1692-1751). The house was modernised in 1871-3 when Lord Shand was tenant, and has remained largely unchanged since. The National Trust for Scotland became the owners of Newhailes House in January 1997. The house opened to the public on 1 June 2002 after a £12.7 million conservation project that ensured the house was stabilised without losing the patination of the interior decoration. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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