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ends in the open air; and which is always opened to 

 clear the room of vapour when it is found necessary, 

 and especially when the victuals are taken out of the 

 boilers, or when any other operation is going on that 

 occasions the diffusion of a considerable quantity of 

 steam. The oblong opening of this steam-chimney may 

 be seen Plate VII., Fig. i, in the ceiling, at the right- 

 hand corner of the room. 



Near this corner of the room may likewise be seen a 

 front view of the hither end of one large roaster, and 

 part of the front view of a smaller one situated by the 

 side of it, both with their separate fire-place doors. 



The fire-place door of the larger roaster, as also both 

 its blowpipes, are represented as being open ; but the 

 ash-pit door of this roaster is hid by the mass of brick- 

 work in which the boilers are set. A particular account 

 of these roasters will be given hereafter. 



The dimensions of the boilers in this kitchen are as 

 follows : 



Wide at the brim. Deep. 

 Inches. Inches. 



One large boiler heated by smoke 20 8 



Two large boilers 16 16 



Two ditto, used occasionally in the fire-places of the two 



boilers last mentioned 16 8 



Two smaller boilers . . . 12 12 



Two ditto, fitted to the same fire-places 12 6 



The diameters of the stewpans and saucepans are 1 2, 

 10, and 8 inches; and their depth is made equal to half 

 their diameters. 



The fuel burnt in this kitchen is wood ; and the bil- 

 lets used are cut into lengths of about 6 inches. 



Common bricks were used in the construction of the 

 fire-places, but care was taken to lay them in mortar 



