Copper
Category
Historic Services / Heating and ventilation
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brick, cast iron and wood
Measurements
1020 x 1170 mm
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939637
Summary
Built-in brick 'copper', or water heater, with small cast iron door behind which a fire would be laid to heat the water contained in the concealed container above; recess below to provide an air supply and into which ash would fall; flat wooden cover.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).