Introduction
I hadn't much money and so most of the work was mostly simple repairs and redecoration. When I moved in the entire house was painted beige. There's nothing wrong with that but it's just so boring. All through the house there were multiple layers of wallpaper all of which was removed, the plaster repaired and then repapered using a textured paper then repainted.
Back Kitchen
The back kitchen, although a good size for a kitchen was pretty basic and I never did get around to doing much with it - just patching and redecorating.
The back kitchen - Febraury 1996
This picture includes the doorway to the back passage that led to the tiny toilet and a back door.
The back kitchen also contained another boarded up fireplace. This one had the plaster mantle still intact.
The fireplace behind the board - March 1996
The fireplace was much smaller than I expected but well-made with shaped firebrick.
The cleaned and repainted fireplace - May 5, 1996
Being seldom used and with a hard floor the back kitchen made an ideal storage / workroom whilst the rest of the house was being redecorated.
Notice the new electrical sockets in the photo on the left - June 28, 1996