Bertie Wooster’s Floor Plan
Bertie’s apartment in the celebrated BBC series “Jeeves & Wooster” blends the old and modern in a largely monochrome scheme of beige and honey tones. You may not have a gentleman’s gentleman to save you from any faux pas, but at least you can copy the layout to Bertie’s London pad, thanks to the blogger BijouKaleidescope.
I love the moldings, hardware, and furniture in that set. I wonder, though, about the size of the bed; as I recall, king-sized beds are a mid-20th century innovation.
The layout leaves Jeeves’ quarters out, but surely that is a minor point at best.
I’ve watched those shows over and over but does Jeeves actually live on premises? I can’t seem to recall for certain.
I’ve seen layouts for some early 20th-century luxury apartments, and they included (cramped) servants’ quarters. Also, a valet was typically on-call all day, every day, except for his day off, and would normally rise before, and go to bed after, his gentleman. The only way for a valet to do his job properly would be as a live-in servant. Recall also that valets also ran the household for single gentlemen (finances, shopping, cooking, etc.), making their on-premises living all the more likely.
I also recall something about live-in servants vs. those who lived elsewhere; live-ins were more expensive, so not everyone could afford them.
Wasn’t Jeeves live in in both the show and the novels? where is his room?