Unusual
Design Heaters
& Radiators from the Victorian & Edwardian Eras
Members
of the Heritage Group on their many visits to various properties are
always
on the look-out for historical items of heating equipment, be it
heaters,
radiators, boilers or pumps. Also many images are received
from people who
have noticed and photographed a historical item of heating equipment
that
the group
may wish to display on the Website.
This
little gem of a William Graham vertical pattern Ventilating Heater has been
preserved in St Thomas's Church, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Note the vertical tie bars. Photograph by Geraldine O'Farrell
Circular vertical pattern tubular heater removed from one
of the Colleges of Oxford University made at the Haden
foundry in Trowbridge. Note the vertical tie rods.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Heater with decorated vertical tubes possibly made by Vincent Skinner
at his ironfoundry in Bristol. Discovered in a church in Bristol.
Photograph by F J Ferris.
Box-ended double bank tubular heater that was originally
installed in St Mary's Church, Elmley Castle Worcs. This heater has now been removed
and destroyed
Photograph by F J Ferris
Vertical tubular heater by Greatrix of Manchester
Stored at the Science Museum Depository.
Note the vertical tie bars. Photograph by F J Ferris
Half hexagonal vertical tubular heater found in a Church in Cheddar
Somerset made at the ironfoundry of Vincent Skinner in Bristol.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Italian Flue Ornamental pattern sectional radiator made by the
American Radiator Company found in a Church in
North Somerset.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Box ended double row pipe coil heater made by Vincent Skinner at
their ironfoundry in Bristol. Found in a church in
Gloucestershire.
Note the pipe socket connections
cast as part of the heater,
and the Gothic styling to the ends of the headers.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Peerless Three Column sectional radiator made by the
American Radiator Company found in a church in North Somerset.
Note the four horizontal tie bars.
Photograph by F J Ferris
A very
ornate large 7 row double bank pipe coil heater with decorative end
headers. Note the details in the castings of the end headers.
Unknown manufacturer. Found in a church in East Retford
Nottinghamshire.
Sanitary Pin
Indirect Radiator made by the American Radiator Company
used as a steam fed heater battery in the Methodist Central Hall London.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Box-ended finned tube heater with externally fitted tie bars made by
the
General Iron Foundry Company London. This pattern of heater was usually
concealed
within an enclosure or boxed in.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Quadrant shaped vertical tubular heater made by William Graham
& Co London and installed in the Old Library Building Cardiff.
Photograph by F J Ferris
2-Column sectional radiator Cheltenham Pattern with scrolled feet
made by G N Haden at their ironfoundry in Trowbridge Wiltshire.
Note the top & bottom tie bars to compress the sections together,
and the makers name inscribed around the top connection plug.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Heater with 8 vertical tubes possibly made by Hartley & Sugden
and installed in The National Trust property of Knole House
10 single row cast iron pipe coil heater of unknown manufacturer
found in a church in Hallow Worcestershire
Photograph by F J Ferris
Square ornamental decorative pattern vertical heater of
unknown manufacturer. Photograph by Brough Skingley
5 double row cast iron box-ended pipe coil heater of unknown
manufacturer
installed in The National Trust property of A la Ronde in Devon. Note
that all
the pipe connections are made with exposed S&S couplings to the
headers.
Photograph by F J Ferris
An impressive 8 Row Twin Double bank pipe coil heater with rounded end
headers.
Installed in the Harris Museum & Art gallery Preston. Unknown
manufacturer.
Photograph by Geraldine O'Farrell
5 row pipe coil heater with cast iron pipework & headers. Note the
number of
cast iron socket & spiggot joints used. Installed in a church in
Litherland.
Unknown manufacturer. Photograph by Geraldine O'Farrell
Tuscan Flue Ventilating Radiator made by the National Radiator
Company installed in a church in Wallasey Merseyside.
Photograph by F J Ferris
12 row double bank pipe coil heater with rounded box ends and two
top mounted
decorative cast metal finials. Maker unknown. Installed in a church in
Beccles.
Photograph by Richard Forster
Box-ended 5 row double bank pipe coil heater with external tie rods
installed in The National Trust property of Lacock Abbey Wiltshire.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Coalbrookdale pattern radiator of unknown manufacturer.
Note the top hat arrangement.
Five row double bank box-ended pipe coil heater
made by Mercer Bros of Blackburn found in a
church in Wareham Dorset. Photograph by F J Ferris
Circular vertical tubular heater that was originally
installed in St Mary's Church, Elmley Castle Worcs. This heater has now been removed
and destroyed.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Sunbeam Patent radiator made by Longdens & Co of Leeds
installed in a church in Brixham Devon. Photograph by F J Ferris
15 section National Two Column ornamental radiator made by the
American Radiator Company. Photograph by Geraldine O'Farrell
5 row box-ended pipe coil heater installed in a church in South
Gloucestershire.
Note the flanged ends to the cast iron pipes which bolt through the
end headers, and the 3 pipework connections. Photograph by F J Ferris
Box-ended 5 row horizontal pipe coil heater with flanged connections
to the end headers, installed in a church in Hallow Worcestershire.
Note that the flange bolts extend through the box ends.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Box-ended
9 double row horizontal pipe coil heater with flanged connections
to the end headers, installed in a church in Hertford.
Note the thinness of the box headers and that both headers have air
cocks fitted indicating that the double bank headers are separately
piped.
Photograph by Brough Skingley
Six pipe box-ended pipe coil heater made by
T B Bradford at their Bristol ironfoundry found
in a church in Bristol. Photograph by F J Ferris
Box-ended double row pipe coil heater made by the Vincent Skinner
ironfoundry in Bristol installed in a church in Swindon.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Ornamental decorative box-ended double bank horizontal pipe coil
heater of unknown manufacturer found in a church in Worcestershire.
Photograph by F J Ferris
National Four Column radiator made by the American Radiator Company
installed in The National Trust property of Charlecote House
Warwickshire.
Photograph by F J Ferris
Ideal Plain Wall Radiator made by the National Radiator
Company found in a church in Ledbury Herefordshire.
Photograph by F J F erris
A bank of three box-ended pipe coil heaters found in a Church in Weston
Hertfordshire.
Note how the top of each box header has been tapped for an air vent
which have
been piped together with the single air cock.
Photograph by Brough Skingley
The first "Jobson" radiator discovered by the Heritage group found in
a church in Cattistock Dorset. These radiators were made circa 1890
by the Derwent Foundry Co Ltd in Derby.
Photograph by F J Ferris
A very striking linear pattern on this sectional cast iron
radiator found in a church in Sandy Bedfordshire.
Note the scrolled feet
Photograph
by Brough Skingley
An example of an under pew triple pipe coil with trianglar end header
boxes.
Note the cast iron socket outlet connections with flange bolts to
secure
the connecting pipework to the header box.
Photograph
by Brough Skingley
A most
unusual pair of sectional cast iron radiators found in
a church in Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire.
The connections jointing each section together are offset to
one side. Take note of the scrolled feet which differ in shape
dependant on which side of the radiator is viewed.
Photographs
by Brough Skingley