Dr. Annie Gray

And he was there specifically to cook the best, most fashionable food.

And he was there specifically to cook the best, most fashionable food.

Ich denke, es ist eine Mischung von beidem. Er war ziemlich bekannt für die Erfindung von kleinen Inventoren und so und dann ihre Erfindung ausbauen und es popularisieren oder aufbauen. Aber er war absolut ein Inventor in seinem eigenen Recht auch. Er kam immer mit Ideen. With the Reform Club, he worked with the architect to put in new kitchens just after he arrived.

Ich denke, es ist eine Mischung von beidem. Er war ziemlich bekannt für die Erfindung von kleinen Inventoren und so und dann ihre Erfindung ausbauen und es popularisieren oder aufbauen. Aber er war absolut ein Inventor in seinem eigenen Recht auch. Er kam immer mit Ideen. With the Reform Club, he worked with the architect to put in new kitchens just after he arrived.

Some of the stuff was fine, there were separate departments for butchery and for lots of different larders. It was a huge complex of kitchens, so far so normal. But then he did things like install sliding chopping boards and sliding partitions so that everyone could have their own workspaces. He made sure things were the right heights for shorter people, kitchen maids and people like that.

Some of the stuff was fine, there were separate departments for butchery and for lots of different larders. It was a huge complex of kitchens, so far so normal. But then he did things like install sliding chopping boards and sliding partitions so that everyone could have their own workspaces. He made sure things were the right heights for shorter people, kitchen maids and people like that.

And then he went all out for steams. He had a steam table. It's steam heated, so the dishes are staying hot. There's temperature-controlled ovens. And most of all, he was this huge champion for gas. So gas had been in for lighting for quite a long time, but very, very few people had thought about cooking with it, partly because the size of the pipes was too small to get enough supply in.

And then he went all out for steams. He had a steam table. It's steam heated, so the dishes are staying hot. There's temperature-controlled ovens. And most of all, he was this huge champion for gas. So gas had been in for lighting for quite a long time, but very, very few people had thought about cooking with it, partly because the size of the pipes was too small to get enough supply in.

But because he was building from new, he could make sure the pipes were made bigger, so he could get this gas into the kitchens. And he was this enormous champion for cooking on gas.

But because he was building from new, he could make sure the pipes were made bigger, so he could get this gas into the kitchens. And he was this enormous champion for cooking on gas.

And also really important because blocked drains at that point in time, very, very difficult to clean them when you don't have diner rod.

And also really important because blocked drains at that point in time, very, very difficult to clean them when you don't have diner rod.

Yeah, and everyone builds on the shoulders of others.

Yeah, and everyone builds on the shoulders of others.

Oh wow. Nice. But he, with typical aplomb, walked into the studio of a leading artist at one point and said, I want my picture painted because I'm Alexei Soye. And the chat went, yeah, right, whatever. My stepdaughter can paint you. So in comes the stepdaughter. And by all accounts, it was love at first sight. So Soye courted this lady who was called Emma, Elizabeth Emma Jones.

Oh wow. Nice. But he, with typical aplomb, walked into the studio of a leading artist at one point and said, I want my picture painted because I'm Alexei Soye. And the chat went, yeah, right, whatever. My stepdaughter can paint you. So in comes the stepdaughter. And by all accounts, it was love at first sight. So Soye courted this lady who was called Emma, Elizabeth Emma Jones.

And in 1837, they got married. They had a really interesting marriage because she was a career woman and he was a career man. So they didn't really have what was by Victorian standards a conventional relationship at all. She would be off travelling quite a lot, he worked quite a lot. It does seem to have been a really lovely relationship though. Genuinely, when you read about it, it's gorgeous.

And in 1837, they got married. They had a really interesting marriage because she was a career woman and he was a career man. So they didn't really have what was by Victorian standards a conventional relationship at all. She would be off travelling quite a lot, he worked quite a lot. It does seem to have been a really lovely relationship though. Genuinely, when you read about it, it's gorgeous.

There are stories like, she turned up at one point to go and wait for him in his office at the Reform Club and he didn't turn up for an hour. So she just sketched herself on the wall as a visiting card and left. Und als er zurückkam, war er so enttäuscht von dieser Bildung, dass er sie gebildet hat.

There are stories like, she turned up at one point to go and wait for him in his office at the Reform Club and he didn't turn up for an hour. So she just sketched herself on the wall as a visiting card and left. Und als er zurückkam, war er so enttäuscht von dieser Bildung, dass er sie gebildet hat.