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The primary functions of a fireback are to protect the wall at the back of the fireplace and radiate heat from the fire into the room. The protection was especially important where the wall was constructed of insubstantial material such as daub (a mud and straw mixture coating interwoven wooden wattles), brick or soft stone.
Back (fireback)—The inside, rear wall of the fireplace of masonry or metal that reflects heat into the room. [22] Brick trimmer—A brick arch supporting a hearth or shielding a joist in front of a fireplace. [22] Chimney breast—The part of the chimney which projects into a room to accommodate a fireplace. [22]
The interior of the main block consists of four rooms, two on either side of a central hallway, on each floor. The front rooms on both floors have raised paneling on the fireplace wall, and wainscoting capped by a chair rail. The rear rooms are only modestly finished. The left front parlor has unusual stenciled artwork drawn on its walls.
The east wall is a sandstock brick wall containing of fireplace. [1] Externally the brickwork has been painted. The chimney above eaves level is missing and a skillion roof has been added to cover the flue. The south-east return of this fireplace wall has been infilled with an extra skin of brickwork.
Also available are firebrick "splits" which are half the thickness and are often used to line wood stoves and fireplace inserts. The dimensions of a split are usually 9 in × 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (229 mm × 114 mm × 32 mm). [3] Fire brick was first invented in 1822 by William Weston Young in the Neath Valley of Wales.
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The Rumford fireplace created a sensation in London when he introduced the idea of restricting the chimney opening to increase the updraft. [5] He and his workers changed fireplaces by inserting bricks into the hearth to make the side walls angled, and they added a choke to the chimney to create a circulation of air inside the chimney.
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