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  2. Avery Homestead - Wikipedia

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    The picturesque interrelationship of the house, farmyard, and outbuildings, which is set off by the broad sweep of the associated pasture and crop land, is especially evocative of eighteenth-century lifeways." [2] Believed to be the oldest building in Ledyard, the Avery Homestead is marked by its fine craftsmanship and state of preservation ...

  3. Chimney sweep - Wikipedia

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    A chimney sweep in Wexford, Ireland in 1850. A chimney sweep is a person who inspects then clears soot and creosote from chimneys. The chimney uses the pressure difference caused by a hot column of gas to create a draught and draw air over the hot coals or wood enabling continued combustion. Chimneys may be straight or contain many changes of ...

  4. List of This Old House episodes (seasons 11–20) - Wikipedia

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    On the roof, the crew installs shingles and a roll-out roof vent. Our host then visits a recycling facility that processes construction debris as well as community recyclables. Back at the house, a preservation mason gives the fireplaces and chimneys the once-over, recommending a careful cleaning for the former and rebuilding for the latter.

  5. Copper Ledges and Chimney Crest - Wikipedia

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    This idea proved unworkable, and the estate was from 1960 to 1970 home to the Laurel Crest Academy, which built ancillary buildings on Bradley Street, and also rented Chimney Crest. Chimney Crest was built for Henry Barnes in 1930; it was designed by Perry & Bishop, based in New Britain. [2]

  6. Chimney - Wikipedia

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    A chimney cowl or wind directional cap is a helmet-shaped chimney cap that rotates to align with the wind and prevent a downdraft of smoke and wind down the chimney. An H-style cap is a chimney top constructed from chimney pipes shaped like the letter H. It is an age-old method of regulating draft in situations where prevailing winds or ...

  7. Chimney Sweepers Act 1788 - Wikipedia

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    The Chimney Sweepers Act 1788 (28 Geo. 3. c. 48) was a British Act of Parliament passed to try to stop child labour. Many boys as young as four were being used as chimney sweeps. This act stated that no boy should be bound apprentice before he was eight years old.

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