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Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 4Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man and his family sit around a fireplace in an empty room
The Sphere Christmas 1917 coverIt was like this, Mother The cover of The Spheres Christmas 1917 issue. An illustration by Edmund Blampied showing a young British officer, home on leave for the holiday period
Billiard room, hotel in Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandBilliard room in the Grand Hotel Chateau Bellevue, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
Interior of log cabin, Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, USAInterior of a traditional log cabin, Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The land for the park was donated to the city by ex-Senator Thomas W Palmer in 1893
Fire safety -- baby playing near guarded coal fireFire safety -- a baby playing near a guarded coal fire
Fire safety -- correctly guarded electric fireFire safety -- a correctly guarded electric fire
Fire safety -- correctly guarded coal fireFire safety -- a family in their sitting room with a correctly guarded coal fire
Father Christmas arriving, Soho Fire Station, LondonFather Christmas (fireman Pester) arriving via a specially constructed fireplace in the appliance room of Soho Fire Station, London, to give out the presents at a New Year party on 2 January 1955
Blitz in London -- a ruined building, WW2Blitz in London -- a ruined building, with debris consisting of wood and metal. Date: 1940s
Interior of H. L. Oakleys silhouette studioInterior of the studio of silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley, with examples of his work on the mantlepiece and hanging on the walls including his famous First World War portrait of the Prince of
The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo (Tuesday) -- he helps to dry his mistresss shoes in front of the gas fire. Date: 1923
Sitting room at the May Fair HotelA smart sitting room inside the newly opened May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London. Date: 1927
May Fair Hotel interiorA room inside the new May Fair Hotel in Stratton Street in Londons exclusive Mayfair district. All the interiors were designed, built and furnished by English manufacturers
Selfridges books advertisement by H. L. OakleyAdvertisement for London department store, Selfridges and its book department, featuring a silhouette of a tranquil, cosy scene showing a family seated by the fireside, all enjoying a good book
Forager the puppy joins the other animals by the fireThe Limit -- Forager the puppy joins Master Quack the duckling, Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits, Rags the puppy, Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912
The duckling joins the other animals by the fireStill They Come -- Master Quack the duckling joins Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits, Rags the puppy, Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912
The rabbits join the other animals by the fireA Growing Family -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits join Rags the puppy, Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912
Rags the puppy joins cat and piglet by the fireA Cosy Corner -- Rags the puppy joins Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912
Bedroom in the May Fair HotelA twin bedroom in the newly opened May Fair Hotel, showing the floral decor that characterised each room. Date: 1927
Child sitting by the fire by Muriel DawsonA child sitting by the fire by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s
Domestic interior with large fireplaceDomestic interior with a large fireplace covered with ornaments. The wallpaper, carpet and chair covers are all patterned, and there are several pictures on the walls and tables. Date: 1920s
Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill, Polly FlindersNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack and Jill falling down the hill. Below -- Little Polly Flinders sitting among the cinders. Date: early 20th century
Print Users Yearbook -- people in underwearPrint Users Yearbook -- people viewed in a cutaway of a house, all in underwear. A new standard of intimacy. Who would have guessed that undies were the correct garb to don when entertaining guests
Victorian style domestic interior with large fireplaceA Victorian style domestic interior with a large fireplace, and different items of furniture everywhere you look
Nursery Rhymes -- Little Polly Flinders sat among the cinders. Date: circa 1920s
Interior of the Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham, 1891Engraving showing the interior of the (then) new Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham, 1891. The images are, clockwise from top left
Mansion InteriorOne of the fireplaces and private bar of the Mayfair (London) mansion of City financier Clarence Hatry, jailed for fraud. Date: 1930s
Interior of a Northern Irish Cabin Date: circa 1903
A relief wood carver and his workA relief wood carver seated alongside his work and the tools of his trade Date: circa 1920
Grandma peering at the Christmas Cake - 1950sGrandma peers at the Christmas Cake - Family Christmas Dinner, 1950s. Note the lack of icing on the cake - sugar was still being rationed at this time. Date: early 1950s
Fireplace at Wagon and Horses pub, SaltergateBeautiful photograph of a magnificent working fireplace at the Wagon and Horses pub, Saltergate, North Yorkshire. A batch of scones has just been baked in the oven
Dining Room at the Chateau de Josselin, FranceImpressive and ornate Dining Room at the Chateau de Josselin, Josselin, Brittany, France. The fireplace bears the name of Alain de Rohan (1844-1914) who extensively re-modelled the room in the 1880s
Winter, 18th century French School (possibly by Francois Octavien, 1695-1736). Showing people keeping warm inside with a blazing fire (left), a pigs carcase being cut up outside, wood being chopped
IMechE - First Commissioners roomIMechE/ Section A-A looking east (fireplace): First Commissioners room, HM Office of Works, Storeys Gate, 2 October 1997. by Basil Slade
Gibraltar excavationExcavation of Neanderthal fireplace at Vanguard Cave, Gibraltar. (Middle Palaeolithic)