Jess Phillips

Because I sometimes shopped in Waitrose, I thought I was actually quite posh. I've realised that I'm basically a scullery maid. Even the middle-class people who I meet in parliament, people who live in London - which I think is remarkable because how can anybody afford to live there - seem much, much more middle class than me.

British Politician

Roger Allam

My parents both came from working-class backgrounds, my father particularly. He came from a very poor family, 12 of them lived in a little three-bedroom terrace house in Fulham, it was very small with an outside loo and a tin bath on the scullery wall.

English Actor

Originally used in large, older houses; not as common in modern homes.

Historical Usage

A scullery is specifically for washing up and food preparation, separate from primary kitchen.

Specific Function

Often portrayed in period dramas or literature set in Victorian times.

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