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THE HOUSE AND ITS EQUIPMENT. 



be quite possible to obtain a type ot 

 stove which could be used in tne same 

 design arid give better heating results ; 

 but the clog-grate is an attractive type 

 and looks better in the ingle-nook than 

 the enclosed fire. In these days of hot- 

 water radiators it is quite possible to 

 combine appearance with comfort. A 

 dog-grate can be fixed in appropriate 

 surroundings, in the hall of the house, 

 for instance, and its heating capabilities 

 augmented with a few radiators. The 

 hall fireplace at \Yhixley Hall, York, 

 illustrated, is a beautiful example of an 

 old dog-grate, and modern variations 

 of the treatment are shown in the 

 library at Little Thakeham, designed 

 by Mr. Lutyens, and in the especially 

 beautiful marble mantel-piece designed 

 by Professor Lethaby for the drawing- 

 room at Avon Tyrrell (Fig. .-55). 



The eighteenth century hob- 

 grate, with the open fire and dog-grate, 



its immediate forerunners, were hopeless offenders from the point of view of smoke-production, as well 

 as being extravagant in the way of fuel consumption, and wasteful so far as the heat generated was 

 concerned, because this, or the bulk of it, went up the chimney. Designers, makers and users of fire 

 places had not yet begun to understand that a fireplace which was ideal from the point of view of burning 

 wood was unsatisfactory for coal, and especially for the soft bituminous variety common to this country. 

 An attempt to remedy matters was evidently made in the eighteenth century, and is instanced in the 

 illustration of the old grate which has had the hobs enclosed by a semi-circular arched top (Fig. 38). It wa? 



AT VVHIXLEY HALL. 



33- IN THE LIBRARY AT LITTLE THAKEHAM. 



