"_Basement._--_Front Room_ (already fitted with white-glazed sink
and tiled back) to be used for pantry, servants' hall, workroom. Gas
stove, linoleum on floor, green paint (varnished), light floral paper.
Room was very light when furnished, and pleasant. It was supplied with
a large linen cupboard and fitment cupboard for work materials and
dress stands, pantry things, spare glass and china, chintzes, pillows,
blankets, etc. This was fitted right across the end of the room.
"_Back Room: Kitchen._--Here a hot-water furnace to burn coke and
rubbish and to heat water for pantry and kitchen, three lavatory
basins, two bathrooms, and one large radiator in hall was installed;
gas cooker, white-glazed sink, white-tiled paper, green varnished
paint; service lift from kitchen to back dining-room, cleverly arranged
to open either from pantry or kitchen, and to serve dining-room
or back dining-room (to be used as smoking-room). A door was cut
into the washhouse, which was connected by a lobby with a door with
perforated zinc panels, opening into back area to ventilate kitchen and
prevent the hot air from reaching the larder; large window in larder,
white-tiled walls. Back area enlarged to give more light and air to
kitchen. All basement paint green varnished, white-tiled paper, stairs
recased, telephone bells to all floors.
"_Ground Floor._--_Dining-room._ Panelled walls, mahogany finished
doors and lift hatch. By means of lift servant need not leave the room
while waiting. Gas fire and ring with heater for hot plates, etc., over
it; linoleum parquet surround, square carpet.
"_Smoking-Room._--Ditto in all respects save for furniture and gas
ring. Telephone here, can be heard in basement; lift also opens into
this room. If dinner-party for more than eight is given, the double
doors can be opened and dinner served from this opening of the lift.
"_Hall._--Linoleum and rugs; passage into garden continued and widened,
making extension large enough for a cloakroom, hot water, w.c., basin,
etc. Over the hall extension, small new bedroom, just large enough for
folding bed, dressing-table, fitted washstand, tiny hanging cupboard.
Large window and glass doors, muffled, to give light to stairs.
"_Double Drawing-room._--The only coal fire and fitted carpet in the
whole of the house; pile carpet up to next half-landing, after that
fitted linoleum with rubber treads to edges of stairs.
"_Second Half-Landing._--Bathroom. Tiled dado, lavatory, and wash
basins, glass shelves.
"_Second Floor: Bedrooms._--Green linoleum, rugs, small beds, gas fire
and gas ring for kettles.
"_Third Floor: Half-Landing._--Bathroom. Tiled dado, lavatory, hand
basin, and hot cupboard for airing and for housemaid's brushes.
"_Third Floor._--Girl's room in front, gas fire and ring. Room for two
maids at back. Linoleum everywhere, small beds.
"All paint on stairs, hall, gentlemen's cloakroom black. Electric light
everywhere.
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