Fireplace Mantels & Surrounds · English Country & Cottage
Kitchen Fireplace at Townend Farmhouse, Troutbeck
The kitchen fireplace at Townend farmhouse in the Lake District, a wide hearth set into dark painted woodwork with a fire burning in a cast-iron range.
Design characteristics
This fireplace is set into a wall of dark-painted timber, with a wide opening and a simple beam above, and furniture placed around it. It is the classic English country hearth. Today, the same proportions are often used to frame a cooking range: a wide alcove with a strong beam or mantel shelf above, creating a focal point for the kitchen.
Classification
- Category
- Fireplace Mantels & Surrounds
- Material
- Oak
- Photograph
- 2013
- Photographer
- Carol Walker
- Evidence
- Photograph of a documented interior or object
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Architectural context
Painted joinery, dressers and plate racks, plain paneling and beamed ceilings. England and Wales · vernacular, 1600s onward.
