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Triplex Grate C PatternThe C-pattern TRIPLEX grate, with heated compartments above and to one side of the open fireplace which has a warming stand in front of it
Butlins - Bognor RegisButlins Bognor Regis - The Heated Outdoor Pool
Blacksmith at work in his forgeAn elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench
Art Deco BathroomLuxury Art Deco en suite bathroom in various types of marble, with a built-in bathroom cabinet, heated towel rail and stylish taps and fittings
Japanese home bathJapanese ladies washing and cleansing themselves; one is in a bath tub with water heated by a fire
Kirk and Saraski music hall aquatic acrobats. Sisters known as ?the aquatic marvels?. Performed dives, acrobatics and endurance feats in a tank of heated water
The Diving Belles music hall divers and aquatic acrobatsThe Diving Belles led by Daphne ?appearing in an elaborate sea cave scena Mermaids in Shells with clever and original tricks and fancy diving?
Box Irons Advert / 1888BOX IRONS heated internally by patent artificial fuel
Traditional Japanese bathing in upright wooden tub, heated by a small side stove Date: 1930
Advertisement for clothing and bedding disinfectorAn 1880 trade advertisement for a disinfector by made by Nelson and Sons of Leeds. The device, used by workhouses, hospitals and prisons
Triplex Grate 1929The TRIPLEX grate, with heated compartments on either side of the open fireplace
Opening of the Anglesey HuntAn opening custom of the Anglesey Hunt, whereby hot coppers or small change (heated in a bucket by the fire) are thrown from the balcony of the Bulkeley Arms Hotel following the hunt ball
The Heated Shoe, 1921Illustration showing an invention patented in 1921 for a shoe with a hot water undersole, designed to keep ones feet warm on cold days
Pyne - Coal HeaversCOAL HEAVERS An essential trade when almost every house is heated with coal, the heaver shovels coals into sacks for delivery door to door
Butlins - AyrButlins Ayr - Lounge Cafe and Indoor Heated Pool
WW2 - R. A. F. Electrically Heated BootsThis photograph shows a British WW2 Royal Air Force pilot fitting the plug for electrically heating his boots. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 - R. A. F. Airman Fully EquippedA photograph portraying a British WW2 Royal Air Force pilot fully equipped for a high altitude flight, with oxygen, radio, electrically heated clothing and parachute. Date: circa 1940s
Gas works retort house, Horseferry Road, Westminster, LondonMen at work in the retort house of the gas works at Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. The retort house contained the retorts (vessels) in which coal was heated to generate the gas
Hot water installation near Quito, Ecuador, South AmericaHot water installation outside a hacienda in the Valle de los Chillos near Quito, Ecuador, South America. The water in the shallow aqueduct is heated by the rays of the sun. Date: 1922
WALTER BUCHANAN Scottish churchman, depicted preaching with gloves on his hands - his church must have beem sadly under-heated ! Date: 1755 - ?
C17 COOKING SCENEPreparing foodstuffs of every kind - fowls are dressed, cows are milked, grapes are trod, soup is heated, bread and other items are carried by porters, biscuits are tasted Date: 17th century
IRONING TOP HAT 1860A workman watches with astonishment while a hatter irons a top hat with a heated iron Date: 1860
The Hot Stream at the Shibaseki Hot Spring, Beppu, JapanThe Hot Stream at the Shibaseki Hot Spring (Onsen), Beppu, Oita, Japan. The volume of water discharged at Beppu is second only to that of the Yellowstone National Park
Thermega electric blanket 1929Replacing the hot water bottle the Thermega electric blanket keeps the bed evenly warm. Date: 1929
Advert for Latona radiators 1933Perfect heating and economy. The Latona is the only efficient paraffin oil-heated portable, giving the comfort of central heating without the expense of installing costly piping. 1933
Food preparation in the 17th centuryPreparing foodstuffs of every kind - fowls are dressed, cows are milked, grapes are trod, soup is heated, bread and other items are carried by porters, biscuits are tasted Date: 17th century
Baker Inserting LoavesA French baker inserting loaves into an electrically- heated oven Date: 1904
Advert for Alexander Clark breakfast dishes 1904Single and double breakfast dishes, heated with boiling water. Date: 1904
Advert for Carron Company gas oven 1889New Castor, gas oven, heated by luminous jets with boiler attached. Date: 1889
Advert for Mappin & Webbs tableware tureens 1898Selection of late 19th century Prince plated, tureens. Date: 1898
Advert for Mappin & Webb tureens & flower stands 1905Terrecuite tureens to warm up food and one that can be used at the table for cooking and Prince plate arranged flutes for flowers for the table. Date: 1905
Suffragette N. W. S. P. U Christmas CardSuffragette N.W.S.P.U Christmas Card. Christmas card produced by National W.S.P.U with Best Wishes for Xmas and the New Year 1908-1909 with medallion by Sylvia Pankjurst and the quotation
British soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, WW1British soldiers keeping warm round an oven on the Western Front during World War One. Tins of food are being heated up ready for their meal. Date: circa 1916
Boeing 247s of United Air LinesLuxury at three miles a minute: Comfort goes hand in hand with speed in the new high-speed Boeing 247s of United Air Lines
Washington, DC Mess hall at Harewood Hospital, heated by elaborate stoves. Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, the hospitals. Date Between 1860 and 1865
Advert for Main Mainstat gas cookers with no stoopingCooking without stooping. In kitchens where there is more than the usual space available, or where it is desirable to untilize an open-range setting setting the Maintop gas cooker provides a
Initiation of the Private SecretaryCeremonial initiation consisting of the enactment of a heated discussion between two Brothers pretending to be Salomon and the King of Tyr. 1890s
Clothes fumigation at Coldbath Fields PrisonPrisoners clothes being fumigated in a heated cabinet at Coldbath Fields Prison, Clerkenwell. Date: 1862
Good Coffee TipThe essence of good coffee is keeping it hot, so stand the coffee jug in a basin of hot water, put the grounds in the jug, pour on boiling water and stand it by the heated stove. Date: 1930s
Kitchen and inmates, Portland Prison, DorsetA kitchen or cook-house at Portland Prison, Dorset. Inmates in arrow-patterned uniforms stand in front of a row of large steam-heated cooking coppers
Cairo, Egypt - Mobile street hot food vendorA mobile hot food vendor sells his steaming wares in Cairo, Egypt
Tempering a long metal bar in an industrial furnace. The bar was heated prior to hammering and shaping to make railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Metal being tempered in a furnace prior to shapingA metalworker tempers a piece of metal in a furnace, while another observes using a viewing plate to protect his eyes from the light emanating from the furnace core. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Boys Club, food preparation 1932Two older boys from a Boys Club help with food preparation. Big pots of food need to be heated and stirred over an open fire whilst a kettle comes to the boil
The Floating Swimming Bath, Charing Cross, London, 1875Engraving showing the floating swimming bath in the River Thames at Charing Cross, London, 1875. The swimming bath drew its water from the Thames, then cleaned and heated it
Hospital saloon on the London and North Western RailwaysA hospital on wheels, the invalid saloons on the London and North Western Railway. Special thick flooring was used to deaden the vibrations and noise from the patient
Hatmaking 1750Hatmakers at work round their kettle - a workbench placed over a heated stove to make the materials easier to work
Slings / Heated StonesUsing slings with heated stones