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dates from the 13th century where the religious
order flourished until Henry VIII enacted the
dissolutionment of the Monastries. The Abbey was
suppressed in 1539 and sold. It was then bought by
William Sharington a large landowner from Norfolk. Lacock was very
fortunate as unlike most of the other Monastries
which were sold off and either dismantled or
destroyed, it was saved because its new owner
converted the upper floor of the Abbey into his
house and home. This simple fact meant that the
ground floor Nun's rooms and cloisters survived and
can be seen to this day. National Trust
took over ownership of the Abbey and the estate in
1944. The heating system it is generally accepted dates from the late 1870's when its installation followed a bequest in the Will of the french governess Amelina Petit. The cast iron S&S pipework, box end pipe coil heaters and pedestals from the original system still exist. The National Trust has recently contracted out to have the whole of this heating system removed, for cleaning and restoration before its re-installation. |
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BOX
ENDED
PIPE COIL HEATERS
AND
PEDESTAL
ENCLOSURES
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 Sited in the first floor Stone Gallery are three of these box ended cast iton pipe coil heaters all complete with tie bars. One heater is fitted with central Cast iron pipe connections. |
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 Pedestal enclosing a triple bank box ended pipe coil heater. The pipe coils are of rare integral finned tubes pattern. |
 The integral fining on the tubing can
just be seen through the open lattice work of the
pedestal.
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 From the Doulton nameplate this
water closet can be
technically identified as a Lambeth Patent Pedestal. " COMBINATION CLOSET OR WASH-OUT IN BLUE MAGNOLIA PATTERN" |
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A Cold Storage Box with zinc linings and trays. Probably from the Victorian period of unknown date manufactured by George Kent of High Holborn London.
George Kent also manufactured Ice Cream Machines, Ice Makers, Ice Moulds and Pure Block Ice.
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The purpose of this item of cast iron pipeline equipment is unknown but appears to be a form of
throttling device which could operate similar to a present day type of butterfly valve.
KITCHEN RANGE
 This Kitchen
range is a fine example of a Victorian range
manufactured by Sidney Flavel & Company of Leamington. |
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CIBSE HERITAGE GROUP
FEBRUARY 2003
