Aurora Fireplaces
Reproduction Antique Fireplaces
Victorian Arched Fireplaces
Original Arched Fireplaces had no canopy, but almost all modern arch inserts do.
Why is this?
Many modern houses contain small openings for fireplaces – too small to support an original insert.
As a result Fireplace manufacturers developed the 3” return in 1984.
The advantage of the 3” return is that the fireplace may be fitted to a flat wall and there’s no intrusion of the insert beyond the wall.
The disadvantage of the 3” return is that fireplaces are now fitted forward of the flue opening and this may, and often does, lead to smoke problems.
A canopy helps smoke move up the chimney. And that’s why we see them on most modern arch inserts.
| Cameo Horseshoe |
Slaney Horseshoe |
Embassy |
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Dimensions: A:41” B:41” | Dimensions: A:41” B:41” |
With Fixed Bars Dimensions: A:40” B:40” C:17” |
| Kilmartin |
Regent | Arlington |
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With Removable Bars Dimensions: A:40” B:40” C:17
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With Removable Bars Dimensions: A:38” B:38” C:17 |
With Removable Bars Dimensions: A:38” B:38” C:17 |
| Port |
Arlington |
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With Removable Bars Dimensions: A:38” B:38” C:17 |
With vertical front bar Dimensions: A:38” B:38” C:17” |
Aurora Borealis: Finnish myth
The Finnish name for the Northern Lights is ‘revontulet’ or Fire Fox. It was believed that foxes made of fire whisked up the snow with their bushy tails, causing sparks to fly up to the sky and form the Aurora flames.