Christmas Dinner
We have Just had a Christmas dinner with one of our suppliers at a lovely old Georgian hall just out side Lincoln, Washingborough Hall in the village of Washingborough surprisingly!!.
Washingborough Hall hotel is Owned by Edward and Lucy Herring. its a beautiful grade two listed 300 year old Georgian manor house sitting in it’s own grounds.
I just had to share these pictures of the fireplaces the first one with its huge stove just belted out so much heat we were roasted, while we were waiting for our dinner in the hall way brilliant on a cold December afternoon.
This other one was in the dinning room a Lovely Georgian marble fireplace, and what a meal all three coarse were fantastic I had the Turkey cooked to perfection and the red cabbage and assorted vegetables was wonderful. followed by the Christmas pudding and custard, Great. No sixpence though.
Washingborough hall hotel definitely is worth a stay in one of its 12 bedrooms or just book a table for a wonderful meal.
A trip into Lincoln and a lesson in…. Steampunks?!
Here at Victorian fireplaces in Lincoln, we or well I actually write, what I think are interesting or some may say daft things on our Fireplace blog, like fireplace poetry and articles about paintings with fireplaces in them, I have even found some ghost stories with fireplaces in. Some time ago I did a little article about Lincoln city and our hugely successful Christmas market, and the where to visit in Lincoln which I thought was quite good.
Well I came across something in Lincoln that I didn’t know existed, perhaps its my age, any way. I was walking through town last Saturday(11th September) as you do, with my wife and son shopping.
During our little shopping trip in town we couldn’t help but notice some people dressed rather strangely to say the least, well a nice strange, like Victorian or Edwardian clothing with a twist. Some of the people were waring goggles and leather hats like the old racing drivers would have worn, in the early days of car racing. As I went into my local butcher in the bail (part of the historical part of Lincoln is the bail short for Bailgate) and Kenny the proprietor shed some light on it for me, 
he said “their Steampunks” – “what” I said, Steampunks well what was happening is that for the second year running Lincoln was holding the Lincoln Steampunk festival in the Lawn complex, the organisers called it, The Asylum, it was being held in the Lawn. The Lawn was once a Mental hospital, it crossed my mind that it was very apt and I bet the organisers had planned it that way.
Quite a spectacle to see these people dressed this way promenading through our lovely city.
So when I got home I did a bit of googling to see what its all about and I found it quite interesting, even came across some fireplaces in the steampunk style, which all leads to our kind of fireplaces, at Victorian Fireplaces.
So if you want a steampunk fireplace just give us a call with a picture and we will make it for you.
If your interested in Steampunk check out these sites.
http://steampunk.synthasite.com/
Chatsworth House Fireplace
Some marble fireplace lost and forgotten in the attic, are found and go up for sale in an auction organised by Sotheby’s and will be held at Chatsworth.
The Duke of Devonshire said ” The attics are absolutely choc a block” “we need to make some space and that’s why we’re having the sale”.
With some 20,000 objects made into over 1000 lots which will be viewed in a series of marques in the grounds of Chatsworth.
Viewing from the 1st October, the house and grounds will still be open to the public during the sale and viewings.
So if you have £200,000 + spare here are some fireplace bargain’s from one of the best Country houses in England.
After the auction has taken place (between 5th and 7th October) I will post the selling prices for these three fireplaces, so watch this space.
Fireplaces in Chatsworth House
I came across these pictures of fireplaces from Chatsworth House the other day while I was clearing out some folders on my computer, what a job spring cleaning on your desk top, well its the right time of year for it.
Now can you see a slight resemblance with the top picture, our mantel that we call the Albert mantel in wood, at sixty inches wide its a smaller version I know but it looks similar!! don’t forget we can make wooden mantels in any shape and size, if you come up with a design we will copy it for you.
Some of the most beautiful fireplaces you will see any where just a little snippet of the amazing things to see at Chatsworth and the gardens are stunning too.
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- Chatsworth House fireplace
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- Chatsworth Hous fireplace
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- Chatsworth House fireplace
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- Chatsworth House fireplace
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- Chatsworth House fireplace
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- Chatsworth House fireplace
Hot Fireplace Deliveries on Saturday
I have just arrived back from a trip to Scotland at 8.30 pm (Saturday), quite a long trip 730 miles round trip to be procise, started at 3.45 am.
I had to share our first drop with you a most picturesque place. Over looking Loch Goil The Shore house Lochgoilhead, Argyll, The views over the loch are really stunning click hear this customer had a Large carved wooden surround at 60 inches wide a very impressive mantel indeed.
After the shore house delivery I had several in Edinburgh and then on to Newcastle, one of them I couldn’t resist taking this picture.