Tatton Hall, The Still Room
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Tatton Hall, The Still Room
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 15 May 2014
The Still Room Maid prepared afternoon teas and snacks in this room. Still-rooms had become common in country houses by the 17th century. They were originally fitted with stills to distil the cordial waters for banquets, medicines or scents. during the 18th century, the increasing use of doctors and apothecaries made home-brewed medicines less important. Stills gradually disappeared but preserves and cakes, and the stoves on which to make them, remained in the still-rooms.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.330516
Longitude
-2.383452