tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490295499013645443.post4947712296822618016..comments2023-10-12T01:00:09.859-07:00Comments on from little acorns.........: new photos - number 1merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05563967075479052510noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490295499013645443.post-48064962270115976032012-08-30T10:46:56.180-07:002012-08-30T10:46:56.180-07:00Thanks for your comment and observation. Always go...Thanks for your comment and observation. Always good to get feedback.<br />I think it's quite typical for a historic/traditional cottage (in Herefordshire anyway!) to have just one remaining fire/chimney - older properties (eg 1350 - 1450) would have had a single fire in the middle of the house originally. Chimneys later moved to the end of a bay as a stand alone construction, and with the passage of time many chimney stacks were lost. I bet there are some academic studies on chimneys out there somewhere........<br /><br />But I think the main reason why most of our 'new' cottages/farmhouses only have one chimney is cost - it's around £7,000- 8,500 per external stack! They also take up a lot of room. And you are right - the woodburner/fire is mainly atmosphere/aesthetics and not required for heating. <br /><br />However most of our manor house designs have multiple stacks, often with decorative tops, shoulders etc etc so it gives some perpendicular emphasis to balance the length/breadth of the house. <br />I guess when budgets are being scrutinised chimneys are the easiest to lose - but we have just completed a house with 11 flues..................it's a very big house! You can't beat a great chimney stack in my opinion, so I had better get saving. thanks again for commenting. Love the phrase 'under chimneyed' by the way.merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563967075479052510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490295499013645443.post-62672647644690812062012-08-29T03:52:54.481-07:002012-08-29T03:52:54.481-07:00A small observation, all you houses seem to have o...A small observation, all you houses seem to have only one chimney and a single wood burner, where as historically these type of houses would have had two or three. Whilst accepting that they all have central heating, this does lead to an under chimneyed look.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879439157078140788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490295499013645443.post-41796159528604553942012-08-09T00:51:25.168-07:002012-08-09T00:51:25.168-07:00Fabulous.Fabulous.Susan Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256333437509563721noreply@blogger.com