Derwen Bakehouse
Evan Jenkins built this small commercial bakehouse in the garden of Derwen House. Thespian Street, Aberystwyth. His daughters, Catherine and Mary, ran the business. They worked from 6am to 10pm.
Home ovens were too small to bake enough bread for large families. People prepared their dough in tins and took it to be baked in commercial ovens. Successful bakehouses expanded their operations, delivering their own bread to wide areas.
The oven takes 3-5 hours to heat up from cold, and will take about 220 loaves of bread.*
*from a signboard next to the bakehouse
