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?
Jeeves’ room is in that little square space left between the kitchen and the dining room…