| Killerton
House Devon |
| Killerton House and
the Estate have
been in the Acland family ownership since the 17th Century. The house
was built for the 7th Baronet, Sir Thomas Acland during the
1770's, by architect John Johnson. Several alterations and
additions to the property have occured through the following
centuries until the house was given by the family to The
National Trust in 1944. The House has had several different
occupants
during the 20th century and unfortunately these changes of ownership
have been the cause for much of the original engineering services being
removed. |
| From observing the
style
of the few radiators that have survived the house alterations, it is
possible
to date the installation of the original wet heating system to
circa.1900.
Sited in the first floor corridor are several beautifully decorated
ornamental sectional radiators made by the American Radiator
Co. (this Company later became Ideal Boilers & Radiators).
These ornamental radiators are of great rarity and only one other
instance of a
similar type decorative radiator has been found. |
 |
   Italian Flue
Ornamental Radiator |
 |
 National Two Column Radiator |
| Laundry |
|
The Laundry had a
typical Victorian heated drying room which was warmed
by low level cast iron pipe coils fed from a small independant hot water boiler. 
 Ideal Domestic Boiler Portway Stove with Iron Warmers by E Dustin &Son Totnes |
 |
 The only remaining
remnant of the original DC electrical installation in the House is this
wall mounted control and indicator panel.
|
| Diesel
Engine |
A workshop was built on the Estate to house the many woodworking machines
needed to handle the timber necessary to maintain the gardens and woodlands.
All the woodworking machines were belt driven from
a Ruston & Hornsby diesel engine installed in 1933.
NOVEMBER
2004
