Range
Flavell and Co.
Category
Fixtures and fittings
Date
circa 1856
Materials
Cast iron
Measurements
800 mm (Height) x 620 mm (Depth); 2200 mm (L)
Place of origin
Royal Leamington Spa
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire (Accredited Museum)
On show at
Attingham Park, Shropshire, Midlands, National Trust
NT 608701
Caption
The best in Victorian kitchen technology, this iron range would have transformed the cooking experience. Bricked up during the time of the Adult Education College, this huge object once again has pride of place in the room.
Summary
Cast iron built-in cooking range, with four hotplates, three compartments below enclosed by doors marked Closet, Oven and Roaster, central fire compartment, three tiny drawers below. Metal slatted shelf above. Manufactured by Flavel and Company of Royal Leamington Spa, post 1856. This range was bricked up and discovered and restored during the restoration of the kitchen c.1997. Flavel's 'Leamington Kitchener' was an important step forward in kitchen cookers. Already in 1830 it was advertised as having a 'roaster on one side, an oven on the other, a hot plate, hot closets and a cistern'.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Flavel and Co Leamington, Closet, Oven, Roaster
Makers and roles
Flavell and Co.