The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house (1871)
Richardson, C. J. (Charles James), 1806-1871 · London, J. C. Hotten · leaf 452
hey are often turned at an angle to the right or leftto pass an obstruction, such as a fireplace or timberplaced within or against the wall. A flue could easilybe taken out of the wall and returned, and if thepart so taken out was formed in cast iron with a small 446 THE FIREPLACE. cistern of water… … Fig. 24.—The flue pedestal. It is about three feet six in lieight, not muchhigher than a small cabinet. The door could open,and a small tap supplying warm water for domesticnse would be seen. Thus the upper rooms of a house THE FIREPLACE. 447 could be warmed or aired by the fires below in…
Architecture, Domestic
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