The Pantry and Buttery. These two areas, found on the ground floor below the parlor, were used for food and utensil storage. They were separated from the Great Hall by a screens passage that is now part of the snickelway. The buttery, named because it held butts (barrels) of wine and ale, was refurnished using donations from T. and R. Theakston, the Masham brewer whose coopers also made the replica barrels (see Jill's chores).

The fifteenth-century food cupboard shown here was hand-made by Adrian McCurdy using the tools and techniques of the period. Its carving closely matches its fifteenth-century pattern.

Photo by Lynda Pidgeon. Used with permission.