Hot walls : an investigation of their construction in some northern kitchen gardens

Author

Hall, Elisabeth

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Garden history. 1989, Num. 1, Vol. 17, p. 95-107, 8 ill.; plans

ISSN

0307-1243

Abstract (en)

Walls with internal heating systems, also known as "fire-walls" or "flue walls," popular in England during the second half of the 18th c. for promoting plant growth and offering protection from frost.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Gardens -- United Kingdom
• Garden structures
• Walls
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Heat
• Horticulture
• Weather
• Chimneys
• Construction

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Jardins -- Royaume-Uni
• Fabrique
• Mur
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Chaleur
• Horticulture
• Climat
• Cheminée [extérieure]
• Construction

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00459999

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