It's hard to see in this image, but on the right hand side of the fireplace is the original bread oven. It's a little clearer in the next picture.
A room full of rubble came out of the inglenook space...
Granite slab floor going in and walls ready for pointing...
The open fire was great, however the chimney pot had to come off to allow the fire to draw. Without the fire lit any warmth in the house soon went skywards.
An Aga and a sealed flue made a huge difference to the temperature of the house...
The main bedroom Inglenook before...
...and after...
Bedroom 2 before...
...during...
...and after...
During the excavation of this fireplace I found an undamaged bottle with a scrumpled piece of newspaper stuffed into the neck. It was dated 1812...
