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Explore the fascinating world of the Victorian judges at this award-winning historic house.

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News

Lawrence of Arabia charity shows support
PRESS RELEASE 9th May 2013 The Judge’s Lodging in
Ironmongers Extraordinaire!
Press Release 15th October 2012 The Newells of Presteigne

Strange But True

Would you wee in your dining room?
Victorian gentlemen did! Some dining rooms (like ours) had a special cupboard to house a chamber pot so all the gentlemen could go for a wee without leaving the table (once the ladies had left the room, of course!).

Historical Handy Hints

The right sort of bath
The tepid bath seems the best adapted to
To promote the growth of hair
Ingredients - equal quantities of olive-oil and spirit
Musty clothes
When clothes have acquired an unpleasant odour by

Recipes

Ginger & Orange Water Ice
Pound 8 ounces of preserved ginger, mix it
Curried Beef
Ingredients - A few slices of tolerably lean
To make a Salmon Pye
Make a good puff-paste, and lay it in