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Friday, 25 January 2013

25. Chimneys

Saltaire's chimneys make an attractive subject for a photographer. The houses would originally have had cooking ranges downstairs and smaller fireplaces upstairs, meaning each had several chimneys. The use of open fires largely died out, with various 'smokeless' Acts and the relative ease of newer forms of electric and gas heating, but I notice that lately there seem to be more people using their fireplaces again and contemporary Saltaire sometimes has a fragrance of woodsmoke from the chimneys.



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6 comments:

  1. Martin25 January 2013 at 08:07

    Yes, a lot of people are opening up their fireplaces once more, jennyfreckles. Our daughter has just had a couple of woodburners installed. It was so toasty yesterday, I needed to be prised out of the door at hometime.

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  2. Dzjiedzjee25 January 2013 at 08:37

    A very surprising topic! ;-)

    Greetings from the Netherlands!

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  3. diane b25 January 2013 at 12:13

    Open fires look cosy but I don't believe they heat as well as other more modern forms of heating, I don't think I could be bothered with the mess.

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  4. Wayfarin' Stranger25 January 2013 at 13:35

    I especially liked the chimney pots in the top photo.

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  5. Cranberry Morning25 January 2013 at 14:16

    Fun! I was always fascinated by how many chimneys projected from buildings over there. :-)

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  6. Malyss25 January 2013 at 14:24

    I can't help thinking of Mary Poppins! :o)

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