Period fireplace identity parade

[PeterI]

Ok folks we've moved into the new place (built sometime between 1830-1844) and I've been wondering what folks think of the dates of the various fireplaces we have around. They all seem to be of different designs which leaves me very confused over dating and what to start looking for to replace some of them.

Downstairs fireplace (I suspect this isn't original)

Living room fireplace (probably blocked when gas was installed)

Dining room fireplace (overpainted recently in black?)

Library fireplace (we're calling it that as we've run of room names)

Back bedroom fireplace which I suspect is original

Upstairs kitchen fireplace (we're converting this room back to a bedroom) modern replacement I'm guessing.

 

[Nigel Watts]

Here's my starter for ten:

1. Modern (and the chimney breast seems to have been largely removed above it)
2. Early Victorian, but could be anything from about 1830-1860. It's quite similar to ones in houses in my street, which date from 1840.
3. Late Victorian/Edwardian? The fact that the shelf is wider then the chimney breast points to its having been installed later. The width of the surround compared to the original heath stone will aso give some clues, but your heartstones, which would have been flush with the original floorboards, all seem to be covered by later flooring.
4. The style of the surround is early 19th C but the grate is 1880s/1890s
5. Cast iron firepace, which could well be contemporary with the grate, 1840 - 1860. Again, its width in relation to the chimney breast looks odd.
6. Modern

 

[PeterI]

Thanks for that, I've been amazed at the variation within one building.