article_snippet: In the Fifties, even the most modest new-build would have had a walk-in space at the back of the kitchen where food was stored.
article_snippet: There was wall-to-floor shelving and often a marble shelf to keep food such as butter and cheese as chilled as possible.
article_snippet: It’s 5ft by 6ft, with four deep shelves around three of the walls.
article_snippet: It has a wine rack and spice rack, as well as a free-standing rack for veg.
article_snippet: True to tradition, there’s a marble shelf and a small window, which we keep open.
article_snippet: we medicines, alcohol, mixers, Tupperware, picnic stuff and Thermos flasks are stored there, too.
article_snippet: The only things we don’t keep in it are chemicals for cleaning and washing.