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Reply Subj: The Old Ways Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 08:52:36 am EDT (Viewed 532 times) | |||||||
Quote: Usually in places like large manors these days, unless the owner is trying to live nostalgically, they usually install electric or propane baseboard heaters. Depending on the construction and latitude of the place, it can be either very effective or nearly useless.Agreed. Our home was built in 1882 and it had outdoor toilets halfway between the house and the stables. An internal bathroom was added around 1900. The grooms above the stable didn't even get electricity or running water (that block wasn't connected to mains power until I had it installed around 1990). The external toilet became a bomb shelter in 1938. The house has central heating to the first two floors now - expensive and not as efficient as it could be. I've been meaning to restore the big old fireplaces ever since I moved in 20 years ago, but given divorce settlements I don't know how much longer I'll be here so it may never happen. I was delighted to find that the old disconnected gas pipes for the room lamps are still behind the plasterwork and some of the house's electricity cables have been routed through them. | |||||||
