tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939913243601569607.post173113220826878459..comments2024-03-28T17:18:12.368+13:00Comments on Willowbrook Park: Chimney Stacks and Chimney Pots...Lord Cowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022567039394790375noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939913243601569607.post-83471701298289490512015-02-10T12:49:26.554+13:002015-02-10T12:49:26.554+13:00All of the flues would of been used originally. Wi...All of the flues would of been used originally. With the only way of heating a building back then being an open fire, every room would of had one, if not two large fireplaces. So the number of chimneys represents the number of rooms, roughly!<br /><br />There would be 4 to 8 flues gathering up to a single stack separated by midfeathers, or individual stacks linked together with brickwork for support.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283877581727561593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939913243601569607.post-25366327669684346902015-02-10T12:48:49.638+13:002015-02-10T12:48:49.638+13:00All of the flues would of been used originally. Wi...All of the flues would of been used originally. With the only way of heating a building back then being an open fire, every room would of had one, if not two large fireplaces. So the number of chimneys represents the number of rooms, roughly!<br /><br />There would be 4 to 8 flues gathering up to a single stack separated by midfeathers, or individual stacks linked together with brickwork for support.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283877581727561593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939913243601569607.post-16813935242859386902013-11-20T08:12:13.887+13:002013-11-20T08:12:13.887+13:00If I may join in, I believe that the fashion for t...If I may join in, I believe that the fashion for tall elaborate chimney stacks was taken from France. They were designed to make a 'statement' upon the general view of the house. (At least that is what Bannister Fletcher states, in his book:A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method')<br />Furthermore, many chimney stacks meant many fireplaces which in turn meant wealth, especially at the time of the dreaded Hearth Tax when most people were required to pay for each working fire place that they possessed.<br />It might well have been a case of 'I have many more chimney stacks than you, and just to prove it I am going to make mine extremely ornamental and difficult to miss. Look at all those ornate chimneys that Cardinal Wolsey had installed at Hampton Court Palace.<br />I like the design that you have chosen, David: Classic in look without being ostentatious.<br />Bye for now,<br />KirkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939913243601569607.post-68599501953866694252013-11-18T22:20:45.082+13:002013-11-18T22:20:45.082+13:00I really don't have any idea. Even if that man...I really don't have any idea. Even if that many were required, they are clearly taller and more elaborate than is necessary. My only thought would be that maybe it was simply a show of wealth. If running that many fires required fuel and staff, then it would say that the owner was very well off indeed?<br />Maybe someone else will be able to shed some light on the issue.Lord Cowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022567039394790375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2939913243601569607.post-15985871745792804172013-11-18T22:07:01.759+13:002013-11-18T22:07:01.759+13:00Since the houses cannot possibly need that many ch...Since the houses cannot possibly need that many chimneys to function well, we have to assume that almost all the chimneys are there to add a new element of elaborate decoration.<br /><br />But why not decorate around the doors and windows? What attracted the designers to look above the roofline, do you think?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com