Our National Geographic ship is now making its way along the southern coast of Britain — that is, we are in Cornwall. This afternoon, we visited a stately home named Lanhydrock, which was mainly built in the 19th century. The kitchens are the most interesting exhibit, and are furnished with original equipment as well as plenty of fake food and a few docents in costume. Of course as I contemplated the polished copper, the huge fireplace, the large crockery vessels and the obvious number of servants who must have worked there, I thought about the TV shows that included scenes in such kitchens — particularly Upstairs Downstairs and Downton Abbey.
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| One of the larders. |
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| The oven. |
Photos © 2026 mae sander
9 comments:
Britain does stately homes so well! This one looks lovely.
Ohh I would love to have those crocks and the pans. Very nice post.
Cornwall was everything we thought it would be when we were there. Which is always a lovely thing to find out.
sherry
Great tour of the estate! Take care, have a great day!
This looks like a beautiful place to visit Mae. Have fun today.
A real working kitchen for the domestic staff!
What a great spot!
Those copper pots are wonderful, too. I'd think of Downton too!
It's nice for me to imagine having a huge kitchen like this and happy servants to cook for me sometimes.
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