A Garden Barbecue 



An outside fireplace with the added 

 feature of grids for grilUng fresh meat 



By Huntington Baker 



THE out-of-door fireplace has become 

 a popular feature with many of the 

 more luxurious dwellings of the 

 West. This is usually designed to form 

 a part of the terrace or veranda of the 

 house, and its purpose is manifestly to 

 combine the 

 cheer and com- 

 fort of the open 

 fire with the 

 fresh, free air 

 of the out- 

 side. Where 

 the grounds are 

 extensive or se- 

 cluded enough 

 to permit it, a 

 somewhat dif- 

 ferent style of 

 open-air fire- 

 place has been 

 designed, to be 

 built generally 

 in a clearing, 

 apart from any building. The charm of 

 this feature lies not only in the comfort 

 accorded those 

 who gather 

 round, but in 

 the fact of its 

 being so con- 

 structed as to 

 provide also, 

 every detail 

 necessary for 

 the preparation 

 of a steaming- 

 h o t meal. 

 The garden 

 barbecue may 

 be built of 

 stone, brick or 

 concrete, and 

 is adaptable 

 to slightly 

 different forms 



The open-air n;.; . ^ . a:i ^^tate 



where barbecues may be held and refreshments served 



Plans of the fireplace giving dimensions of a good 

 size to cook food sufficient for any entertainment 



of ornamentation. 



The accompanying measured drawings 



have been made from a typical brick 



example now standing in the grounds of a 



western country estate. This model is a 

 practical one, not too expen.sive, and com- 

 paratively simple in construction. It 

 requires about 1,700 bricks, with 8 bu. 

 hydrated lime and 1 cu. yd. of sand for the 

 mortar. The fittings may be secured 



from a black- 

 smith. At A 

 is a wrought 

 iron coUar- 

 strap 3 16 in. 

 by ^4 in. made 

 to fit around 

 the keystone 

 which projects 

 to receive it. 

 At B are two 

 J/^-in. eye-bars 

 anchored to the 

 soffit of the 

 arch, which 

 form, with the 

 collar-strap, 

 loops from 

 which may be suspended wires or chains 

 to hold a kettle or cauldron. At C are two 



iron hooks 

 built into the 

 joints of the 

 brickwork for 

 supporting the 

 ends of an iron 

 rod placed 

 across the 

 opening to 

 serve as a 

 spit or as rests 

 for the ends of 

 long forks or 

 prongs thrust 

 into the fire. 

 At D are shown 

 two shelves or 

 grids made 

 from cor- 

 rugated wire mesh set into a frame which 

 fits snugly into the grate on angle- 

 brackets. These grids are removable 

 and serve also for use in the smoking and 



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