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AGA Stories - in Cumbria (8)

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A good friend – christine stephenson

My first Aga I inherited when we moved to a moorland farm over 20 years ago.It took a while to become used to the solid fuel Aga, but then it became a very good friend. We moved house seven years ago,and my first requirement was "Is there space...

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Life without Aga - not likely! – Elaine

Had a 2 oven aga for 18 years. Got a new 4 oven aga in 2006. Fantastic!

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Arthur cooks the books! – Pam

Our aga (named Arthur!) was 40 years old when we bought it and had it installed. It is used constantly and is the only source for cooking so it has hardly ever been turned off. My husband is a bookbinder and book restorer and he uses the aga to dr...

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Mummy is a great cook – Imogen Aged 5 and a half

Mummy and daddy put an aga in our new kitchen last christmas(2007). Now me and my little brother love cooking with mummy and daddy on the aga. I just wish it was orange not blue because orange is my favourite colour(mummy's is blue)Last month I ...

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Christmas Dinner – Grace

We live in a small village rural Cumbria. Sevearl tears ago the electrical supply to the village was cut off by bad weather on Christmas Eve, the power stayed off for the next 3 days, there is no gas supply in the village. Our solid fuel Aga was ...

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Gloves – Mary

Not only brilliant for cooking, my Aga has saved my hands from freezing off when cycling to work in the winter - gloves in warming oven while I am having breakfast!

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Outdoor AGA – Judy Pateson

My father and husband dismantled our AGA from a house on Walney Island in 1978 bringing it to our house in Ambleside. We never had the funds to install it but have continued to keep it as we moved. My eldest son last year rebuilt it on a plinth an...

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Comfort and Joy – Grandma Albert

I nursed our 18 year old cat Albert in front of the Aga, giving warmth and comfort to his old bones until the sad day arrived and a visit from the vet helped him slide gently away. The Aga still gave warmth but life seemed on hold for some time a...

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