Coal Fires

Have you ever Grannys Tartan by holding the coal fire?, Did you have a window?, And do not put anything against the fire to burn faster? , My father put that thing in steel against him, besides a range of time to make your toast on

I still have over coal fires. Can not beat them. Especially with a bottle of wine, a rug home and the right person. lol.

Hello, yes I remember it all, and yes its the only way to grill real, so in every home that we belong to my wife made me put a fireplace in this house, I gave two and renovated one in the room, it is not recommended of course, but who cares you can not snuggle up other wise now you can.

Hello, not a tartan, so the hatch, and yes I often use a log fire to make faster, and I have a long fork to toast, and a power outage I can still cook,
I still have coal heating and hot water, it is the least expensive, and gives the hottest showers,
Apart from taking the ashes bits, it is easier and warmer than any other form,

Yes, always sitting so close I got all the marks on my legs mottled. Remember, too, having come from the school (primary) and had to get the fire. Had to put in front of him a sort of thing tin flexible and this newspaper. Remember the funny smell that the newspaper warned, and sometimes it is on fire. What is the danger is that for a child or about 10 years?

Yes Marion, but we used to hold sheets of newsprint in the fire and the diary was used instead of kindling! The document would then be rolled and tied to a "knot" used to get the fire as well as wood. I still have a long range that my sister bought me, but I think it's more for decoration! Oooh I did love a good fire!

I remember what you call legs tartan. women who used to be scorned as lazy because they were sitting by the fire all day. We used the little shovel that came with the door leaning against the fire, then newspapers more to draw the trees. Then a fight with the all-powerful newspaper on fire to get it on the fire before it set fire to the house. To brighten the fire quickly my mother to throw sugar on it. and if the chimney ignited the salt of the slow down.

No leg tartan. Am I the only one to still have a window and open fire with log basket? Nothing beats coming home on the refrigeration winters day and sitting beside a fire of good .... simpler than the central heating and it is Christmas, I suppose the young SNR must be patient ... pending chestnuts roasting on an open heater.

I remember all this, we had a brass skuttle I had to clean it every day Sat, and standing before the fire, in North Wales we used to call your legs * corned beef * We used the newspapers more often than not draw fire * * and had a brass fire all around, and a wing and a brass band wire match, ok lol posh

A fire in the room meant you were really sick !!!!!!!
We still have an open fire and very comfoting it is in the winter.
A coal scuttle is still in use and the coal is delivered to the coal in the barn.
There was a tripod on which you stood the kettle to keep warm.

In Manchester, we called corned beef legs. We could not afford a bucket posh, we had a tin pail, when the handle broke, we had to carry it inside the rim and our poor fingers were cut to ribbons. Daily and a shovel was used to light the fire. We, the children took turns to clean the grill every morning. It must have cost a small fortune in clothes too burnt. xxx

When my wife and I lived in San Miguel de Allende, there was a fireplace in each bedroom and living room. During the winter very short, it was my job to light the fire in the morning. Maybe I could have done a better job W.