13 Magdala Crescent, interior. Detail of service bells in North East kitchen on ground floor.
SC 687429
Description 13 Magdala Crescent, interior. Detail of service bells in North East kitchen on ground floor.
Catalogue Number SC 687429
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 7569
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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