The stove was more efficient in producing heat for the room than an open fireplace. These were augmented with whatever could be cooked over the open fireplace using the bakestone. The kitchen contains a large open fireplace and stone chimney. Around this open fireplace the atmosphere is filled with the smell of gas. A domed brick oven adjoins the open fireplace in the kitchen. The latter has oak panelling and staircase, with an open fireplace and barrel ceiling. A formal drawing room has an open fireplace with a timber surround. The kitchen has a large open fireplace which was used for cooking. The room features an open fireplace on its short, south facing wall. An open fireplace is not, and never was, intended to heat the air.