The Laundry at West Hill, 1824
After clothes had been washed in the wash house, they came to the Laundry, where the large fire and ‘Ironing Stove’ were used to dry and iron clothes. A sixteen foot ironing board was kept in the laundry, ...
‘Necessary Repairs Wanting at West Hill’
The Sutherland Papers contain a number of papers relating to various aspects of life at West Hill between 1825 and 1833. Amongst these papers is a document listing repairs which were needed at West Hill, ...
A Healthy Household: Surgeon's Expenses at West Hill
Amongst the vouchers and accounts for expenditure at West Hill is a huge document issued to the second Duke of Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower (1786-1861) by Charles Shillito who was a surgeon ...
From Melrose Hall to West Hill, 1824
The Sutherland Collection includes the ‘particulars and conditions of sale’ for ‘that distinguished freehold estate’ called ‘Melrose Hall’. Melrose Hall was situated at West Hill, Wandsworth, ‘only six ...
Lady Stafford’s Bedroom
Unlike the elaborately decorated reception rooms, Lady Stafford’s bedroom at West Hill was surprisingly modest. Her private chamber housed a stove, ‘an outside canvas sun shade’ and ‘four Japanned rosewood ...
Rooms on the Ground Floor of West Hill: The Breakfast Room or Study, 1824
The Breakfast Room, or Study at West Hill featured some of the most ‘handsome’ furniture in the mansion house. A steel stove and fender are both described as ‘elegant’, as is the six foot six ‘Rosewood ...
The Bakehouse at West Hill, 1824
West Hill had its own bakehouse which baked and provided bread for the household. The bakehouse had its own ‘bread oven and stove’ with a three foot ‘kneading trough’ and ‘flour bin’.
Baking tins, ...
The Blue Bedroom, West Hill, 1824
The Blue Bedroom at West Hill contained a considerable amount of furniture, including a ‘Fourpost Bedstead with Wainscot feet posts’. This bedstead is described as featuring a ‘handsome white shell & ...
The Butler’s Sleeping Room, West Hill, 1824
The Butler at West Hill had a sleeping room in the Basement of the house. A stove and fender were housed in this room, alongside a ‘Mahogany folding linen airer’ and a ‘Fourpost Bedstead’. This bedstead ...
The Conservatory at West Hill, 1824
In addition to the hot houses, West Hill had its own Conservatory which was also used for growing exotic fruits. Eight 'fine orange trees in pots’ were kept in the Conservatory, which also housed a ‘wire ...
The Farm House at West Hill, 1824
The West Hill estate included a Farm House and extensive agricultural lands. The Inventory lists a Farm House which contained two bedrooms, a washhouse, a kitchen and a scullery. Aside from the Farm House ...
The Gardeners at West Hill, 1824
West Hill’s extensive lands included a productive garden where vegetables and fruit were grown. The Inventory lists a ‘Flower Gardeners House’ which appears to have had one living room and an adjoining ...
The 'Groom of the Chambers' Room, West Hill, 1824
Adjoining the Upper White Dressing Room at West Hill was the 'Groom of the Chambers' Room. Like many of the rooms on the second floor, this room featured ‘Holland Roller’ window blinds and a number of ...
The Housemaid’s Room, West Hill, 1824
The Housemaid and Butler at West Hill were housed on the basement floor of the mansion house. The inventory of furniture in the Housemaid’s Room includes two ‘copper tea kettles’, a mahogany chair, a ...
The Large Upper White Bedchamber, West Hill, 1824
One of the most extravagantly decorated rooms on the second floor of West Hill was the Large Upper White Bedchamber.
Amongst the more lavish items which the room contained was ‘a Capital 5ft6 Fourpost ...
The Marquis of Stafford’s Bedroom
The Marquis of Stafford’s private room contained a ‘Japanned front’ stove and six ‘handsome Rosewood and Gold Elbow Chairs’ with ‘cushions & cases’. The room housed a writing desk and an ‘elegant rosewood ...
The Nursery, West Hill, 1824
The Nursery at West Hill contained two bedsteads and also ‘two rush seat black stained childrens chairs’. The room also featured a number of lockable presses with shelves, one of which was ‘Satinwood ...
The Principle Drawing Room, West Hill, 1824
The Principle Drawing Room at West Hill was another lavishly decorated room with handsome features and elegant furniture exhibiting the wealth of the Leveson-Gower family.
A ‘handsome Brown & pink’ ...