Stovax-Classic-Fireplaces.pdf - Harworth Heating Ltd

London
Cast Fronts
As the Georgian era developed, increasing numbers of the more wealthy landowners started
to build or lease ‘town houses’ in London. The fireplace in these homes still retained its
place as the focus of the room but was, of necessity, generally smaller than the grand, open
chimneys incorporated into the ‘ancestral seat’. Initially, the brick opening of the town house
fireplace would contain an elaborate fire basket. Progressively, however, the addition of a cast
front which could decrease, hide or improve the look of the opening became a typical feature.
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