tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post776659375992824543..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Make Yourself at Home in a Georgian Town HouseDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-40139134144392634472014-05-12T13:48:52.050-07:002014-05-12T13:48:52.050-07:00Thank you for all this lovely information! It is ...Thank you for all this lovely information! It is wonderful to have so many tidbits in one reference article.<br /><br />As an FYI, however, a dumbwaiter, as you described it, was not an actuality in England until 1847 (although it was in America). Until then, it was a delicate and stationary piece of furniture that was often used for dessert service. The contraption used to bring things behind the walls and between the floors was simply a service lift. (And I must thank Kathryn Kane for pointing out that error to me several months ago)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-51431635047470902652014-05-10T08:31:59.277-07:002014-05-10T08:31:59.277-07:00Well done. Thanks for the quick peek inside.Well done. Thanks for the quick peek inside.J "Joy" Dawn Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213256587046816281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-22155809072693496392014-05-10T05:56:36.570-07:002014-05-10T05:56:36.570-07:00Thank you Maria. I enjoyed learning from this so ...Thank you Maria. I enjoyed learning from this so much. I figured some of it out from reading , but , you have filled in details and info I was missing. I can now fully picture it in my head. :-)Deborah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440423047233791148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-26253542794998280082014-05-10T04:46:09.894-07:002014-05-10T04:46:09.894-07:00Excellent details; I copied them for future use an...Excellent details; I copied them for future use and info.Diane Scott Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724042672923318289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-29747065454166207202014-05-10T04:03:42.028-07:002014-05-10T04:03:42.028-07:00Love the details, Grace! Very informative. Love the details, Grace! Very informative. Monica Fairviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859188231849000840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-39250052204977419292014-05-09T10:15:25.337-07:002014-05-09T10:15:25.337-07:00All good to know for when I read books about this ...All good to know for when I read books about this period. Thanks, Maria Grace!Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-39096463851495567032014-05-09T01:19:42.510-07:002014-05-09T01:19:42.510-07:00This was so informative. I'm writing a book th...This was so informative. I'm writing a book that takes place in Victorian England, but I think I can use a lot of information from this article, as I would imagine some of those buildings didn't change all that much. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.com