Just to clear the disappointment right at the start, this isn't a wip build project, but it might be of interest to anyone wanting to build something similar. A little while ago, my wife and I repainted our bedroom, which meant that we had to empty and move our big wardrobe, which doesn't happen very often. I think it's an interesting design, so I took some pictures of how it works and thought I would share them with you.
I don't know who made this wardrobe or what age it is, and calling it Edwardian rather than Victorian is only a guess. It's clearly hand made, with great skill, at a time when quite modest furniture was still made in small workshops without a lot of machinery. I think it hits the sweet spot of looking smart where it matters without wasting effort where it doesn't. The fancy parts are made of ash; internals are mahogany and subsidiary parts are pine.
It's quite large, with three doors, so it comes apart into pieces that are small enough to carry upstairs and fit through doors.
You start with a strong base, which has decorative split turnings glued on to the front.
You add a box to hold four drawers
and the drawers themselves
An upper section fits on top. Originally this had four shallow sliding trays. It now has just one, as I have fitted a hanging rail in the upper part of the space.
A tall, narrow hanging space is provided in another box which fits alongside, shown here with the door on.
Here's the inside of that part. It originally had a box with a sliding lid at the bottom, which was for dirty washing. I must chuck out the rest of those ties, unworn since retirement.
The left hand door is hinged onto the sides but the centre door - which has a mirror on the outside - is held by knife hinges with lift-off pins.
Here it is, from the back:
To keep it in place, you put this cornice in place first, unfixed
lift it up enough to ease the door onto its pins, then screw it down. That gives you the whole thing, like this:
I rather like the look of it, but what makes it extra interesting is that I also have the instructions on how to build it. These are from Cassell's Woodworking, edited by Paul N. Hasluck, published in 1912. The diagrams show a slightly smaller piece with a different pattern of doors, but the rest of the design matches pretty closely.
If anyone is interested, I shall add some more details of the construction which show the original maker's approach to the job.