KITCHENS
Black and white, landscape image of a Warder in the Prison's kitchen. Early image of kitchen with a large, upright, hot water urn attached to the back wall in the background, with two large, round, metal vessels, possibly steam cookers, underneath along the back wall. Two similar larger vessels are in the foreground to the right of the image. All four vessels are standing on small, square, raised platforms. One steamer on the right has a tap at the base with a tin pot positioned underneath. A man in a dark uniform and hat stands against the back wall, to the right of the background vessels.
This photo originally belonged to David Jones, the Superintendent of Fremantle Prison. It was passed on to his daughter Peggy M. Jones, who in turn passed it on to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Legg, and Dorothy Legg, all long time friends of the Jones family. Herbert Legg was a Warder at Fremantle Prison for 9 years. When Herbert and Dorothy passed away, this image was passed on to the donor, who gave them to the Prison's Collection.
The donor believed the image was taken in the 1930s.
Details
Details
Formerly as Association Ward, the area now occupied by the Prison's kitchen was first put to this use in 1888, as the former kitchen was repurposed as the Women's Prison.
In either 1969 or 1970, the wood stove was removed from the kitchens and replaced with two gas and one oil burning stoves.
Only trusted and well-behaved prisoners were allowed to work in the Prison kitchen, and it was a sought-after position.
