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A Brummie Dude
yes it is you dont just throw the coal on you place it evenlyBuilding a traditional coal fire is a skill in itself. When burning, they look like a work of art when done well.
yes it is you dont just throw the coal on you place it evenlyBuilding a traditional coal fire is a skill in itself. When burning, they look like a work of art when done well.
That certainly was posh!!i remember us being posh when we moved to aston we had a electric fire like that below
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All we had was a round copper looking dish with a single wound could in the middle. The dish reflected the heat so they say! The biggest problem was the heating coil kept braking and we made is shorter an$ shorter and had less heat. And no we could or would not afford to buy a new one!That certainly was posh!!
We had the single bar version with no coal/log effect. Holding a slice of bread against the guard with a fork to make toast was always a dodgy performance. Apart from the risk of getting electrocuted you had to keep swapping hands to avoid getting burnt!!
When my mothers marriage broke up in 1963 she fled the situation with us four kids in what we stood in,Blimey, some posh people on here - bathroom? No, tin bath in the kitchen. Electricity? No, gas only. Running hot water? No, kettle or big saucepan on the kitchen stove. Living room? No - everything happened in the kitchen ; "The Front" was strictly special occasions only. Heating? Coal fire/hob/oven in the kitchen, nothing anywhere else. When we moved to a council flat in Alum Rock it was like moving to a different planet - electricity, a bathroom - Brave New World!!