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"Heating" for small victorian cottage?
As soon as it arrives, I'm building the RGT Victorian Jr. Out of
curiosity, how would such a small cottage have been heated? Fireplace? Wood stove? Etc? How were the bigger victorians heated? My dollhouse was destroyed in a fire last fall (it was assembled and finished, but not furnished) - insurance settlement was for an assembled and finished dollhouse), and I plan to get one of the bigger victorians - Harborside mansion, perhaps. The Victorian jr is my practice house. (Having fun planning while I wait). Cathy Weeks |
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"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message om... As soon as it arrives, I'm building the RGT Victorian Jr. Out of curiosity, how would such a small cottage have been heated? Fireplace? Wood stove? Etc? How were the bigger victorians heated? My dollhouse was destroyed in a fire last fall (it was assembled and finished, but not furnished) - insurance settlement was for an assembled and finished dollhouse), and I plan to get one of the bigger victorians - Harborside mansion, perhaps. The Victorian jr is my practice house. (Having fun planning while I wait). Cathy Weeks Your best bet is to do a Google search or go to the library and do some research. You can't go wrong with fireplaces as they would fit into most time periods. It's the style of fireplace that would have to match the era. Carol S P Miniatures http://www.spminiatures.com |
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Cathy Weeks wrote:
As soon as it arrives, I'm building the RGT Victorian Jr. Out of curiosity, how would such a small cottage have been heated? Fireplace? Wood stove? Etc? How were the bigger victorians heated? My dollhouse was destroyed in a fire last fall (it was assembled and finished, but not furnished) - insurance settlement was for an assembled and finished dollhouse), and I plan to get one of the bigger victorians - Harborside mansion, perhaps. The Victorian jr is my practice house. (Having fun planning while I wait). Cathy Weeks Victorian homes were heated by fires. most small homes would have had a fire in the kitchen for cooking, with fireplaces in other rooms, but usually not lit (fuel after all was not cheap). This period saw the development of a very basic range type oven beside the fire box. Early victorian roasting was still being done on a spit in front of the fire, but by the end of the era, ranges which would be quite recognisable today were popular (especially in the larger establishments) An interesting source is Mrs Beatons cookbook (that is not the full name, but I cant lay hands on my copy to check out the full title), she also has illustrations on what the cooking paraphernalia was like. hope this helps. Anne |
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(Cathy Weeks) wrote in message . com...
As soon as it arrives, I'm building the RGT Victorian Jr. Out of curiosity, how would such a small cottage have been heated? Fireplace? Wood stove? Etc? I'm not sure how authoritative this is, but here is what I've heard about how small old houses were heated. Last year I was living in a place in Nebraska where most of the houses were new. There was one odd-looking house near where I was living. It looked new at first glance. But a friend of mine told me that the house was actually quite old, because the chimney went up through the center of the roof (instead of along the side of the house). He explained that this was because the house was heated just by a fireplace --- actually it was heated by the chimney. The heat would radiate from the chimney through all the rooms of the house on both floors, so the chimney had to go up through the middle of the house! On taking a closer look, I saw that the house only looked new because it had all new siding. At the bottom some of the old wall of the house was showing, and sure enough, below the siding the house really did look like it was over a hundred years old. Rick K Malvern, PA http://LPHRC.org/rmk/Mini e-mail: rmkq at the domain above. |
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Anne White wrote in message ...
Victorian homes were heated by fires. most small homes would have had a fire in the kitchen for cooking, with fireplaces in other rooms, but usually not lit (fuel after all was not cheap). This period saw the development of a very basic range type oven beside the fire box. Early victorian roasting was still being done on a spit in front of the fire, but by the end of the era, ranges which would be quite recognisable today were popular (especially in the larger establishments) An interesting source is Mrs Beatons cookbook (that is not the full name, but I cant lay hands on my copy to check out the full title), she also has illustrations on what the cooking paraphernalia was like. hope this helps. Yes, thanks. One question - did they ever have external chimneys? ie. Did they have the chimney going up the side of the house? Or were they always inside, and covered up? (With paneling or whatnot) Cathy Weeks |
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