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shows, its initial function was to feed and water the guests rather than monks: "The
Buttery; the Lodging for Guests". In a monastery a buttery was thus the place from which travellers would seek 'doles' of bread and weak ale, given at the exterior buttery door (and often via a small serving-hatch in
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The classic layout of an important mediaeval house, showing three doorways to service rooms, Old
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Buttery" was often a post discharged under the
204:, Dublin, and Oxford, drinks are served from the "Buttery Bar". The buttery generally had a staircase to the beer cellar below. The wine-storage area of the buttery, in keeping with the higher value of its contents, was often more richly decorated to reflect the higher status of its function.
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the door, to prevent invasion of the stores by a crowd or by rough beggars). The task of doling out this free food and drink would be the role of the butterer. At larger monasteries there would also be a basic hostelry, where travellers could sleep for free.
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also maintains a buttery, which is an informal canteen and bar. The Bar of the Junior Common Room at
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of the buttery. Later, as household staff in the great houses became reduced, the butler also became required to personally serve wine to his lord and guests at banquets.
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in Devon), the smaller buttery and pantry beyond the screens passage were often amalgamated to form a further reception or dining room.
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208:Role of the butler
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1103:Smoking room
1073:Long gallery
1053:Drawing room
1039:Conservatory
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946:Storm cellar
917:Storage room
913:Utility room
909:Laundry room
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1078:Lumber room
994:Antechamber
985:Great house
965:Wine cellar
936:Root cellar
889:Boiler room
870:Crawl space
541:Living room
534:kitchenette
519:Home cinema
504:Family room
499:Dining room
489:Common room
256:Haddon Hall
102:Middle Ages
88:), and the
1488:Categories
1454:Tree house
1424:Front yard
1356:Sill plate
1304:Foundation
1246:Bressummer
1159:house plan
1128:Undercroft
1113:State room
1063:Great hall
1032:still room
699:dumbwaiter
684:Cubby-hole
514:Great room
484:Bonus room
337:References
315:snack bars
270:colleges,
246:Modern use
174:Great Hall
166:Great Hall
120:words for
1378:Threshold
1261:Colonnade
1206:Townhouse
1144:Furniture
1048:Courtyard
950:Safe room
860:Cloakroom
828:Technical
818:Vestibule
803:Staircase
742:Inglenook
715:Fireplace
674:Breezeway
546:Gynaeceum
268:Cambridge
202:Cambridge
96:Etymology
59:monastery
1419:Driveway
1414:Backyard
1373:Skylight
1336:Plumbing
1331:Ornament
1326:Lighting
1236:Baluster
1224:elements
1196:Detached
1191:Terraced
1043:Orangery
1022:scullery
999:Ballroom
975:Workshop
960:Wardrobe
948: /
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887: /
850:Basement
782:sleeping
777:screened
762:Overhang
706:Entryway
694:Elevator
608:Bathroom
563:man cave
410:(1978).
235:servants
184:Function
152:Location
75:medieval
1407:Related
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1275:Cornice
1265:Portico
1256:Chimney
1251:Ceiling
1083:Parlour
1068:Library
1027:spicery
1017:saucery
1012:buttery
855:Carport
837:storage
832:utility
813:Veranda
808:Terrace
737:Hallway
669:Balcony
648:Nursery
643:Cabinet
638:Boudoir
620:Bedroom
592:Sunroom
524:Kitchen
321:at the
229:Decline
190:Candles
158:barrels
106:buttery
100:In the
90:kitchen
55:buttery
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1429:Garden
1398:Window
1341:Quoins
1319:Portal
1270:Column
1186:Duplex
1164:styles
1123:Turret
955:Studio
931:Pantry
904:Larder
894:Garage
865:Closet
799:Stairs
757:Loggia
720:hearth
710:Genkan
664:Atrium
657:Spaces
626:closet
613:toilet
582:Shrine
558:Andron
509:Garret
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286:, the
280:Durham
264:Oxford
223:yeoman
178:pantry
146:cellar
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