AGA_Stories
 

Owner: Peter Forrest
Model: 1940s commercial AGA
Vintage: c1940
Location: County Durham
Snapshot: The AGA was installed in the 1940s when the vicarage was vacated and the house became Jesmond Preparatory School for Boys. In 1968 Peter bought the house after being so taken with the AGA. He and his wife then started a bed and breakfast; many celebrities came to stay including Hot Chocolate and Little and Large. Peter recalls: “Many residents stated that they had never ever tasted bacon so tasty as when cooked on the AGA.” According to Peter, the kettle is constantly boiling for hot cups of tea. Many lambs have been brought back to life in the warming oven, as well as little chickens. The AGA is just as efficient as it was all those years ago and is constantly cooking, baking, making tea and warming those in the house.
Finest Hour: During the Second World War the school was used to house evacuees from Newcastle and the AGA was often used to cook for the staff and boarders.