A place for everything... by C. Kingham
First Edition
Beautifully Simple,
Simply Beautiful.
“A journey of discovery and enlightenment, taking you deep into your Comfort Zone.”
Chapter
Verse
1. The Kitchen
i. Design
2. The Scullery
ii. Wood
3. The Pantry
iii. Stone
4. The Larder
iv. Workshop
5. The Utility
v. Paint
6. The Bootroom
vi. Waterworks
7. The Study
vii. Hardware
8. The Bedroom
viii. Appliances
9. The Bathroom
ix. Detail
10. Living/Dining
x. Character
Fine English Cabinetmaking by
CHARLIE KINGHAM
1
The Kitchen “Living on an island ”
This Hub
With Hope
The Heart To Scheme
My Dream!
2
The Scullery “The source of all good ”
A foundation
Some preparation My creation
What elation
This Sensation!
3
The Pantry “Lay store in simplicity itself �
This space We find
To place Fine fare
With grace!
4
The Larder “A King amongst cabinetry�
Tall & proud Full racks
Deep shelves One seeks
And delves!
5
The Utility “Your saving grace”
Soft Soap
Laundered well Sheila’s maid Aired fresh
Linen pressed!
6
The Bootroom “Mud, Mud, Glorious mud �
Kids & Dogs
Wellies & Umbrellas Hats & Coats
A place for everything and.......
7
The Study “The safest of havens”
A retreat to peace
Some solace Does greet
My privacy!
8
The Boudoir “Reassuringly Robed �
From beginnings When woken To the end At fall
Serenity prevails!
9
The Bathroom “In a Sea of Sanctuary”
Majestically mirrored & Marble surrounds To Soak forever
& Cleansed without sound To finish a Swathe!
10
Live & Dine “Standing on Ceremony�
Crystal glass
Fine English bone Kings pattern Places set
Company sat!
i
Design “The Drawing Board ”
Sits Charlie
Pencil & Coffee Inspiration Creation
Immaculate conceptions!
ii
Timber “Enchantment in Wood ”
Established forestry
Mighty Oak hewn
Fine Walnut planed
Mouldings occassioned Table tops fashioned!
iii
Stone “ Casting the First �
From sticks... ...to stones
a gorgeous granite
or marvel at marble
The heart of stonemasonry!
iv
Workshops “Man & Machinery”
Traditional Joinery
Defining
Cabinetmaking Craftmanship!
v
Paint “These pots of Gold�
Chosen shades
True colours showing Selected bristles
No thousand words The artisan finish!
vi
Waterworks “Our fountains of Youth�
Brass, Nickel, Steel Tapping in
Ceramic, Iron, Copper New level to sinks Joys to behold!
vii
Hardware “Handling with kid gloves”
Turned Tulip
Founded Brass Drawn Hinges Knurled knobs Softly closed!
viii
Appliances “Mechanical, Electrical, Civil �
Tried & Tested Rarely Bested
Engineered Science Total Reliance Small Cogs!
ix
Detail “Our attention to...”
Dovetailing To admire
Shaker pegs You’ll desire
A celebration!
x
Our promise “Sworn under Oath�
Integrity
Dedication Values
Uniquity
Accountability
London showroom - Marylebone
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Surrey showroom - Guildford
8 Chertsey Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4HD T. 01483 338888 E. design@charliekingham.co.uk The publication of Richard Horwood’s 32 plate 26 inch to the mile map from which this plate was completed in 1799 as catalogued by James Howgego in Printed Maps of London c1553-1850. Howgego comments that this is the largest and most important London map of the eighteenth century. There was no comparable map until the first edition of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey in the 1860s. Horwood’s intention was to show every house with its number, but it proved impossible to make the numbering complete as Horwood explains in his explanation. Numbering had begun about 1735, when the practice of identifying a building by describing its location in relation to some other building, eg by, opposite, etc. was recognised as clumsy and inaccurate. In Horwood’s day numbering was by no means universal. Every house was shown, nevertheless, with courts, alleys and vacant spaces away from the street frontage.
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