{"id":4532,"date":"2021-03-02T19:58:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T19:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toonsarah-travels.blog\/staging\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2021-03-03T10:27:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T10:27:12","slug":"the-abbots-kitchen-at-glastonbury-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toonsarah-travels.blog\/staging\/the-abbots-kitchen-at-glastonbury-abbey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Abbot\u2019s Kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While the monks of Glastonbury may have taken a vow of poverty and lived a life of abstinence and poverty, the abbot lived in a vastly different style. He had a magnificent house, as befitted the abbot of the second richest abbey in the country.<\/span><\/strong> And his kitchen needed to be able to cater to the many great visitors who came to the abbey. These even included Henry VII, for whom a special apartment was added to the house.<\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is considered to be one of the best-preserved medieval kitchens in Europe. It has four great fireplaces, one in each corner, creating an octagonal interior layout. A central chimney is designed to ventilate the kitchen by drawing in fresh air while expelling smoke. Its high ceiling allowed the head chef to stand on a raised gallery to supervise the work of the rest of the cooks and servants as they prepared feasts worthy of their VIP guests.<\/p>\n\n\n