Fire Place Collection

Jeeves and Wooster
In Thank You Jeeves!, Jeeves gives notice when Bertie Wooster, his employer, insists on playing the banjolele

Living Room, Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London
Living Room of 221B Baker Street, part of a Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London, reconstructed by Michael Weight. Details included are Holmess pipe and his violin. Date: 1951

Cinderella ballet, Ugly Sisters trying to dance
The Ugly Sisters try to follow their dancing master while Cinderella stands disconsolately by the fire. A scene from a ballet version of Cinderella, based on French and Spanish fairytales

Hardwick Old Hall J980043
HARDWICK OLD HALL, Derbyshire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter Urmston. Bess of Hardwick entertaining in the Great Chamber c1590

Triplex Grate C Pattern
The 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

Silhouette of a local squire and his dog
Silhouette of a local squire having a drink in his local pub, with his dog at his feet. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Living Room, Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London
Living Room of 221B Baker Street, part of a Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London, reconstructed by Michael Weight. A dummy version of the man himself can be seen in the far window. Date: 1951

The Solar, Stokesay Castle N080468
STOKESAY CASTLE, Shropshire. Interior view. The Solar room showing the wood panelling and carved overmantel above the fireplace

Darwins study, Down House N960003
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Interior view of the The Old Study photographed by Leonard Darwin c1882

National Liberal Club BL08407
NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB, Whitehall Place, City of Westminster, London. Interior detail of the fireplace and dais in the Gladstone Library, December 1887

Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892. K010285
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album " Royal Tableaux, Osborne", " Indian Durbar Room July 28th 1892"

Berry Pomeroy Castle J020147
BERRY POMEROY CASTLE, Devon. Reconstruction drawing of the Great Chamber in c1600 with a masque taking place, by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team)

PPRE2A-00102
Abe Lincoln as a boy reading by firelight in his familys cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Looking Up the Chimney by Muriel Dawson
A little child peers up the chimney, wondering how Father Christmas is going to make his descent and fill the expectantly hung stockings while the fire is lit

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
Sir Gawain takes up the challenge. As instructed by the Green Knight, he swings the battleaxe and cuts off the Green Knights head. The head falls off and rolls towards the banqueting guests

If Unhealthy, be healthy: If Healthy by Healthier
An energetic man starts the day in his dressing gown by diving off the mantelpiece of his living room, using his wifes head as a springboard

G K Chesterton, writer
Gilbert Keith Chesterton writer

Darwins study at Down House J030068
DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Interior view. The Old Study

Thomas Hardy / Library
THOMAS HARDY Thomas Hardys home at Max Gate - the Library

Beethoven / Bonn Birthplce
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN His birthplace at 515 Bonngasse, Bonn The Relic Room Date: 1770 - 1827

Two Red & White Setters
Two Red and White Irish Setters settled companionably in front of a burning open fireplace

Restormel Castle J950172
RESTORMEL CASTLE, Cornwall. A reconstruction drawing by Terry Ball (English Heritage Graphics Team) of the Hall interior showing the storage underneath

Italian cooks preparing a meal, 1500s
Cooks preparing food in an Italian kitchen, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Dining room fireplace, Bath House, Piccadilly BL21168
BATH HOUSE, 82 Piccadilly, London. Interior view. The fireplace in the dining room at Bath House. Commissioned by Sir Julius Wernher and photographed by H Bedford Lemere in March 1911

The Blue Room at Borley Rectory
Undated photograph of the Blue Room at Borley Rectory, where many manifestations took place. HPG/1/3/4 (vii)

Dining Room fireplace, Eltham Palace J990127
ELTHAM PALACE, Greenwich, London. Interior view. The Dining Room fireplace

Charles Darwins study at Down House N080879
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Interior view of the Old Study

Eridge Castle BL13512
ERIDGE CASTLE, Rotherfield, East Sussex. Interior of the Smoking Room after a fire, looking towards the fireplace. This picture shows the damage caused by the fire

Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892 K010284
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album " Royal Tableaux, Osborne", " Indian Durbar Room July 28th 1892"

Apsley House J040040
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view of the Piccadilly Drawing Room

Apsley House J050003
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior detail of the North wall and fireplace in the Waterloo Gallery

Apsley House J040084
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Interior view of the North wall and fireplace in the Waterloo Gallery with one of the Siberian porphyry candelabra to the left

Little girl with dog by Muriel Dawson
Little girl in pink pyjamas standing in front of a fireplace with a white dog, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1920s

Landlord Les Rowe carving a rog hoast
A traditional Cornish Hog Roast, cooking on a spit in a wonderful old fireplace, about to be attacked by the pub Landlord Les Rowe

Father Cmas / Toys / Fireple
Father Christmas puts out a selection of toys and presents in front of a fireplace which has a lovely vase of holly and two candlesticks on it

Milton Dictating
JOHN MILTON English writer, depicted after he had become blind, dictating to his daughter

Library, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Watercolour painting of the Library at Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

The Old Study, Down House N070716
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Interior view of the Old Study

Apethorpe Hall N080082
APETHORPE HALL, Northhamptonshire. Interior view. East range, first floor, Long Gallery from the south west with wood panelled walls and ornate fireplace

FRANKLIN: FIREPLACE, 1745. Diagram by Benjamin Franklin, of his Pennsylvanian fireplace, 1745

Fairyland Fancies -- a little girl gazes into the fire, seeing imaginary figures of fairies, witches and goblins. late 19th century

Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vulture
Vulturine. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a vulture to a banker. Known for his beak and bald head the vulture has exchanged his feathers for a broadcloth

Triplex Grate 1929
The TRIPLEX grate, with heated compartments on either side of the open fireplace

The Childs Evening Prayer
LLM459912 The Childs Evening Prayer by Kaefer (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Childs Evening Prayer. Illustration from Bible Readings for Young People (Ziegler)

Advert for Gold Flake cigarettes 1927

Undated photograph of the corner of the chemical laboratory at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research. HPG/1/2/1 (ii)

Darwin / Downe / Study
Charles Darwins home at Downe, in Kent - the study

Noblewoman & Son, Knole
A noblewoman and her son sit looking at a book by the fireplace in the Brown Gallery at Knole, Kent

The many solutions for a smoking fire
5308063 The many solutions for a smoking fire.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the many solutions for a smoking fire. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Salon Louis XVI, from Le Garde-Meuble, late 19th century, lithograph
STC255741 Salon Louis XVI, from Le Garde-Meuble, late 19th century, lithograph; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Grande-Meuble, a compilation of lithographs of room sets)

Chimney sweeps in London, 1880
1579971 Chimney sweeps in London, 1880; (add.info.: Chimney sweeps in London circa 1880. Children were employed due to there small size, it permitted them to ascend into the chimney sacks)

Africa, Benin, Taneka villages. Fireplace of a fetisheur preparing a magical infusion

Country life in medieval Europe
Country life in France in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1517 edition of Virgil published in Lyons

Home, sweet home
Christine von Diepenbroek

Trial by the Ordeal of Boiling Water, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c. 1920 (litho)
STC292411 Trial by the Ordeal of Boiling Water, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Ornamental air stove and chimney-piece designed by May and Morrit, Oxford Street, London
6339840 Ornamental air stove and chimney-piece designed by May and Morrit, Oxford Street, London by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info)

Fire-Place in the Witness Room, New Houses of Parliament (engraving)
5230784 Fire-Place in the Witness Room, New Houses of Parliament (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire-Place in the Witness Room)

The Cock Tavern on Fleet Street (engraving)
1624149 The Cock Tavern on Fleet Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cock Tavern on Fleet Street)

Family preparing for Christmas, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730827 Family preparing for Christmas, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Family preparing for Christmas)

Nursery
LLM460544 Nursery by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nursery. Illustration for Warnes Picture Puzzle Toy Book (c 1880). Note cut-outs stuck onto pictures

Monkeys in a Kitchen, c. 1645 (oil on canvas transferred from panel)
BOO73412 Monkeys in a Kitchen, c.1645 (oil on canvas transferred from panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 36x50 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Hearken unto thy father
LLM461564 Hearken unto thy father by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hearken unto thy father)

The Generosity of Cardinal d Amboise (1460-1510) engraved by Jean Baptiste Morret (fl
STC134657 The Generosity of Cardinal d Amboise (1460-1510) engraved by Jean Baptiste Morret (fl. 1790-1820) 1788 (coloured engraving) by Sergent-Marceau

Reflections, 1911 (w / c on paper)
FLF75109 Reflections, 1911 (w/c on paper) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930); 34.3x25.4 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Room Design, George Smith, from Magazin des Luxus, Paris and Leipzig Vol IV, 19th century
STC255852 Room Design, George Smith, from Magazin des Luxus, Paris and Leipzig Vol IV, 19th century by Smith, George (1783-1869); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Elisabethkemenate, c. 1902-03 (photo)
XPH311150 Elisabethkemenate, c.1902-03 (photo) by Schwind, Moritz Ludwig von (1804-71); Sammlungen auf der Wartburg, Eisenach

An ornamental Air-stove form Ackermanns Repository of Arts II, September 1825
STC255725 An ornamental Air-stove form Ackermanns Repository of Arts II, September 1825, engraving by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

The Salle des Hotes, interior view of the Abbey (photo)
XIR158878 The Salle des Hotes, interior view of the Abbey (photo) by French School, (13th century); Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France; French, out of copyright

The Comforts of a Rumford Stove, pub 1800 (hand coloured engraving)
3051742 The Comforts of a Rumford Stove, pub 1800 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Benjamin Thompson)

French design for an interior of a bedroom in Neo Greek style from Le Garde-Meuble
STC255726 French design for an interior of a bedroom in Neo Greek style from Le Garde-Meuble pattern book, Published by D Guillard, Paris by French School

Ockwells (engraving)
1595048 Ockwells (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ockwells. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 January 1888)

The New House of Lords, the Victoria Lobby (engraving)
1095869 The New House of Lords, the Victoria Lobby (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New House of Lords, the Victoria Lobby)

Interior, Mornington Crescent, 1910
IPS72963 Interior, Mornington Crescent, 1910 by Gore, Spencer Frederick (1878-1914); 41x51 cm; Ipswich Borough Council Museums and Galleries, Suffolk

A Living Room, in the Arts and Crafts style. Merry, Tom. British 19th / 20th century
STC255762 A Living Room, in the Arts and Crafts style. Merry, Tom. British 19th/20th century by Merry, Tom (c.1852-1902); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Husband with wife seated on knee by fireplace, Bosse, Abraham (1602-76), 1630
STC255831 Husband with wife seated on knee by fireplace, Bosse, Abraham (1602-76), 1630, black and white engraving by Bosse, Abraham (1602-76); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French

The Toymaker I
Christine von Diepenbroek

The toymaker I
Christine von Diepenbroek

Wearing hat
Carlo Ferrara

Kirby Hall N120027
KIRBY HALL, Northamptonshire. Interior of South West block ground floor, South West Bedchamber towards the bay window

Bowling Green House, Wrest Park N110066
WREST PARK HOUSE AND GARDENS, Bedfordshire. Interior view of the Bowling Green House, looking towards the fireplace

Eaton Hall fireplace, 1887 BL08270
EATON HALL, Eaton, Cheshire. The fireplace and ornate mantlepiece in the saloon at Eaton Hall. Eaton Hall was remodelled in the Gothic style in 1870-1882 by Alfred Waterhouse for the Duke of

Pillar Chamber, Bolsover Castle J000057
BOLSOVER CASTLE, Derbyshire. Interior view. The Pillar Parlour

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Cozying up by the fireplace, Jeeves and Wooster find respite in their London living room after a thrilling visit to the Sherlock Holmes Exhibition. The crackling flames dance through the intricate Triplex Grate C Pattern, reminiscent of historical hearths like Hardwick Old Hall and Berry Pomeroy Castle. As they warm themselves by the fire's glow, a silhouette of a local squire and his loyal dog adds an air of nostalgia to their surroundings. In this tranquil setting, memories come alive - from witnessing the enchanting Cinderella ballet with comical Ugly Sisters attempting to dance, to exploring Darwin's study at Down House. The National Liberal Club's grandeur (BL08407) is juxtaposed with Osborne House's opulent Durbar Room in 1892 (K010285), creating a tapestry of experiences that fuel conversations around this mesmerizing fireplace. As Jeeves stokes the fire further, its warmth reaches even deeper into their souls. They recall moments spent in The Solar at Stokesay Castle (N080468), where time seemed suspended amidst ancient walls. This fireplace becomes not just a source of physical comfort but also an emblematic portal connecting past adventures and present reflections. With each flicker of light illuminating their faces they can reminded that fireside chats have always been catalysts for inspiration and contemplation. Whether discussing literature or politics within the hallowed halls of PPRE2A-00102 or simply basking in quiet companionship, this fireplace holds stories waiting to be shared. In this momentary pause from bustling city life, Jeeves and Wooster find solace in front of their beloved hearth – a timeless symbol that transcends eras and cultures alike.