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Tuesday 24 August 2010

Fireplace


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"F" is for "Fireplace" and today's photo shows the rather grand fireplace in the Mayor's Parlour inside Ashton's Town Hall.

The Mayor's Parlour is a plush room that is used by the Mayor for entertaining guests, including important visitors to the town, or humble citizens such as myself when I was part of a group invited by the Mayor.

The fire guard is embellished with Ashton's Coat of Arms.

"Fireplace" is a contribution to ABC Wednesday. For more "F" posts from around the world please follow this link.

14 comments:

  1. is this like an antique fireplace, Ashton? :) coz i'm not seeing any cavity for the wood.. it does look very lovely though..!

    My ABCW Post

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  2. Beautiful, fabulous fireplace!

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  3. I love fireplaces and this one is soooo beautiful! Great word for the day!

    Sylvia

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  4. Leo - the hearth where the coal is burnt is behind the fire guard with the Coat of Arms on it. You can see a handle at the top for lifting it aside.

    And yes - it is what you would call antique, as it was probably made when the Town Hall was opened in 1840.

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  5. What a lovely fireplace, great F ;)

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  6. What an elegant antique fireplace. Very beautiful.

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  7. The most beautiful fireplace I've ever seen

    On behalf of ABC Wednesday team, thank you! - ROG

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  8. What a magnificient fireplace. The carved mantle is stunning.

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  9. That is a grand fireplace indeed. Makes me want to get up close and inspect the figurines and carvings and feel the beautiful wood. Just gorgeous.

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  10. In these times austerity would it be for sale?

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  11. It's a very charming fireplace!
    Beautiful picture!
    Léia - Bonjour Luxembourg

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  12. I think it demonstrates perfectly the grandiose and confident ideas of the Victorians. Whilst the fireplace is not to my taste, being rather over the top, I must admit it's pretty impressive.

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