Chimney pots - terracotta, crown, bishop hat, buff

Designed to improve fireplace draw and limit draughts, terracotta chimney pots sit on top of a brick or stone stack and come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colours. Believed to derive from the Latin word Caminus (meaning furnace / forge / stove), chimneys became common in houses in the 16th - 17th Centuries and were originally first built of wood (oddly!) and mud or plaster. Later they became a simple brick construction with an internal flue.
110 Pins
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5 Sections
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4mo
Octagonal salvaged chimney pots
Octagonal chimney pots
salvaged Bishop hat chimney pot
Bishop hat chimney pot
Antique buff bishop hat chimney pots
Antique buff bishop hat chimney pots
Unusual reclaimed terracotta pot planter
Unusual reclaimed terracotta pot planter
Ornate salt glazed crown chimney pot
Ornate salt glazed crown chimney pot
Old salt glazed crown chimney pot
Old salt glazed crown chimney pot
Large Victorian salt glazed crown chimney pot
Large Victorian salt glazed crown chimney pot
Unusual old Doulton chimney pots
Unusual old Doulton chimney pots
Reclaimed old chimney pots
Reclaimed old hexagonal chimney pots
Salvaged octagonal chimney pot
Salvaged octagonal chimney pot
Simple banded terracotta chimney pots
Simple banded terracotta chimney pots
Reclaimed spiral terracotta chimney pot
Reclaimed spiral terracotta chimney pot
Large salt glazed vented chimney pots
Large salt glazed vented chimney pots