Worksheet for Bishop S Kitchen

www.medwynsmuseums.co.uk Butler & Servants

Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 1. What was the Butler’s name? (Clue: Look in the Butler’s Pantry for a small stoneware bottle. His name is the same as the name on the bottle.) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. How old was he? (Clue: Look at the silver knives and forks on the table in the Butler’s Pantry.) How many knives are there? ……………… Multiply your answer by 3 ………………

How many forks are there? ……………… Multiply your answer by 2 ……………… Add your two totals together ……………… The Butler’s age is ______

3. The Butler would be in charge of all the wine, beer and cider. Can you read some of the writing on the jars in the wine cellar?

1) ……………………………………………… 2) …………………………………………………

3) ……………………………………………… 4) …………………………………………………

4. Find the 2 pictures of a Butler in Medwyn’s Goggle Facts and describe what he is wearing. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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5. If he started work at 7.00 every morning and worked for 14 hours – What time did he finish work? ……………………………………………………………………

PRESENTATION The Butler’s name was …………………………………… and he was …………… years old. He was the most important servant and would work

……………… hours a day, which meant starting at 7am and finishing

at …………………………………pm! He was in charge of the …………………………

and ………………………… and ………………………… He would wear …………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… www.medwynsmuseums.co.uk Butler & Servants

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Look inside Medwyn’s Detective Box and you will see two mystery objects.

Mystery Object One (Clue: This would have been given to the Butler to clean. It holds things that smell nice and look pretty.)

It is a …………………………………………………………………………………………and it would be

used to …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

It is made out of ……………………………………… and it feels …………………………………………

The Butler would have to lock it away when it wasn’t being used because …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………

SHOW THE OBJECT TO YOUR FRIENDS Here is a picture of the Mystery Object www.medwynsmuseums.co.uk Butler & Servants

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Look inside Medwyn’s Detective Box and you will see two mystery objects.

Mystery Object Two (Clue: The Cook would use this to bake something.)

It is a …………………………………………………………………and Cook would use it to …………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………

It is made from ………………………………………… and it feels …………………………………………

The cook’s jobs were:- (Clue: Look for information about the Cook in Medwyn’s Goggle Facts.)

1) ……………………………………………………………… 2) ……………………………………………………………

3) ……………………………………………………………… 4) ……………………………………………………………

SHOW THE OBJECT TO YOUR FRIENDS Here is a picture of the Mystery Object www.medwynsmuseums.co.uk Butler & Servants

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Here is a picture of my friend ……………………………………………………… who has dressed up as the Butler.

The Butler would wear ………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… www.medwynsmuseums.co.uk Butler & Servants

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Look at the picture of the Cook in Medwyn’s Goggle Facts and your friend as the Cook. Draw her in the box below. You can also draw anything else she might have used in her job - look in the kitchen for ideas.

Picture of the Cook Pictures of things she used

It is a …………………………………………………

It is a ………………………………………………… www.medwynsmuseums.co.uk Butler & Servants

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Here are 4 drawings of my favourite objects in our part of the museum.

It is a ………………………………………………… I chose it because ………………………… …………………………………………… ……………… …………………………………………… ………………

It is a ………………………………………………… I chose it because ………………………… …………………………………………… ……………… …………………………………………… ……………… www.medwynsmuseums.co.uk Butler & Servants

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Here are my drawings of some old bottles and jars. This is how people kept things to drink in the past. And here are some drawings of two types of modern containers that we use today. (Look in the Butler’s Pantry and wine cellar to find some different styles of bottles.)

Old bottles and jars

They are made from …………………………………………………………………………………… 2 modern drink containers

They are made from …………………………………… and …………………………………… www.medwynsmuseums.co.uk Butler & Servants

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Here is my drawing of the Butler and the things that are displayed in the B utler’s Pantry that he would have used.

Picture of the Butler Pictures of things he used

It is a ……………………………………………………

It is a …………………………………………………… www.medwynsmuseums.co.uk Butler & Servants

Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………

We found these items in the Butler’s Pantry. Here are some drawings of them. Item Drawing

Soda siphon to make bubbles in water

Knife sharpening machine

Wine decanters and bottles