The Butler’s Pantry at Temple Newsam House
Recently restored in 2025, The Butler’s Pantry has been restored to it’s former glory and highlights the stories of staff in the House.
Used as a workshop for the past half a century, renovation work in the room has uncovered a number of original features harking back to its heyday, including a traditional Yorkshire stone floor and a 19th century fireplace hidden behind an old radiator.
Paint samples were taken from the walls and meticulously analysed, and a wallpaper expert has even recreated wood grained paper from tiny scraps found in the room, returning it to its 1890s aesthetic.
The house’s remarkable collection of antique British silverware is also given centre stage in new showcases and in a refurbished plate safe, where it would have traditionally been stored before being polished and presented at lavish banquets and occasions.
Complete with a fold-up bed tucked in the corner of the room for the Butler at the time to stay over during late nights, the Butler’s Pantry offers insights into the lives of servants at Temple Newsam.
Visitors can see two different sinks - a soft lead sink perfect for cleaning silver, and then a shallower sink for rinsing. During the renovation, whilst mapping out the shallow sink we knew had been in this corner, we matched tiles with a sink now located in the cellar.
