The industrial revolution paved the way for a lot of new job opportunities in Britain. Where there was a fire and smoke from factories billowing out new steel frames for new buildings and bridges, there were chimney’s to be built and maintained too. Today we’ll be focusing more on the builders than the cleaners. Since… Read more »
It is said that the fireplace is the most important focal point of any living room. In Victorian houses, it was the first thing you saw upon entering the room as it generally faced the door, and was perfectly framed by a beautiful limestone or marble fire surround to add an extra hint of luxury… Read more »
As improbable as you may think, it is entirely possible for you to own a Victorian era solid fuel powered stove without having to pay a large sum of money to own an old victorian building. One simple cost effective exchange, and your modern home can be installed with a fully functional grand fireplace in… Read more »
Victorian era London Through steel and hard manual labour, the city has become the hub of the world and the centre of the biggest, most powerful empire the world has ever seen since the Roman’s. Everywhere you looked, chimney’s were stacked to the skies and all day long they billowed out smoke and smog which,… Read more »
It is said that the fireplace is the most important focal point of any living room. In Victorian houses, it was the first thing you saw upon entering the room as it generally faced the door, and was perfectly framed by a beautiful limestone or marble fire surround to add an extra hint of luxury… Read more »
If you live in London and love the idea of avoiding the city by working from a home office, well, it’s a great way of working. Even better is an office in the garden – particularly if there’s not much room in the house to dedicate a whole room to your business. A shed or… Read more »
Wood burning stove establishments are on the up. Somewhere in the range of 180,000 were introduced in UK homes a year ago – a fivefold increment on 2007. The most people like to install a stove to warmth a specific room, albeit a few individuals settle on wood as a fuel to warm their whole… Read more »
Firstly it is typically easier and much cheaper to install a wood burning stove into a pre existing chimney in most cases. However there are many scenarios where houses have either had there chimney removed or they have not been built with one. It is in these houses when Steel Factory made flue systems come… Read more »
Due to massive demand, embers has added to its range some rather superb cassette stoves. These flush or close to flush mounted stoves are the pinnacle of wood burning technology packed into a modern contemporary stove design. This type of stove is well suited to any room that requires a large flame picture while maintaining… Read more »
Embers are pleased to announce that we have several exciting new lines. Thanks to anglia fireplaces we can now offer stoves and fireplaces from Hase, Exoos, Bodart & gonay, and Tonwerk. Both Hase and Xeoos stoves are manufactured in germany to very high specifications. The Xeoos wood burning stove surpasses the German Din plus standard and… Read more »
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