13 Magdala Crescent, interior. Detail of service bells in North East kitchen on ground floor.
A 7569
Description 13 Magdala Crescent, interior. Detail of service bells in North East kitchen on ground floor.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number A 7569
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 687429
Scope and Content Detail of service bells, No 13 Magdala Crescent, Edinburgh Magdala Crescent was built 1869-76 to designs by architect John Chesser (1820-93). It comprises a row of two-storeyed terraced houses built of ashlar masonry. The crescent is named after the battle of Magdala, part of the Abyssinian campaign of 1867-8. This shows the service bells in the ground-floor kitchen. The circular indicators (top) have the names of rooms above, and a star appears in each window when a bell is pressed in the rooms above. The circular bells themselves are mounted below. Domestic staff were employed even in fairly small households, and would have lived in the house. They would also receive uniforms, food and a small wage. The only time off they would usually have would be on Sundays, when they would attend Church. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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