The past is fixed in the utility core and collective spaces containing bathroom, scullery, staircase and elevated corridor with closed and geometric forms.
In addition to her other tasks, the scullery maid had to keep the scullery clean by clearing away meat and vegetable garbage, scrubbing work tables, and swilling the floors.
Before the advent of central heating systems, scullery maids were required to light the fires on the kitchen stove and supply hot water for tea and washing.