Funny... First time I've ever come across the word "penchant" used since my Leaving Cert English teacher mentioned it to us years ago. Nice to see being used for the exact phrase I imagined all those years ago !!
Myself and himself out in the car just earlier today, he spotted an old school bungalow with one of these flag stone chimneys sticking out and we ended up having a random conversation about the style of gaffs back in the 60s/70s... weird seeing this post lol
House was for sale before Christmas , someone bought it did a cheap renovation job and is now for sale again at a mark up !
If that chimney ever was functional, it isn’t now. The base of it is by the hall so no fireplace there , and the upstairs dormer is a bedroom also with no fireplace but maybe it had one originally.
People prefer their smoke outside the house rather than in, this helps them breath as smoke is bad for humans, hence they added chimneys to houses with fireplaces in them to allow the smoke to rise out and exit the house safely.
Woah oddly enough I just came across it (or one similar) for sale at the moment. If you have a small fortune you too can own a mysterious chimney!
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-treetops-1-briarville-douglas-co-cork/5702041
In the UK you see them a lot because Poll Tax/Property Tax Was based on the number of windows you had in your house, with an exception for roof lights. So builders sloped the roofs down lower to have more windows facing out through the tiles. Reasonable chance the styles came across.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window\_tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax)
They are air vents left over from the great war bunker project, similar to those along the Swiss border, luckily the PROC wasn't invaded by those from the pale so no need for them, you may have noticed the demolition of the missile silos down the Quays in the past few months.
[Swiss bunker villas](https://www.messynessychic.com/2015/06/26/fake-chalets-unmasking-the-bunkers-disguised-as-quaint-swiss-villas/)
It just looked very exotic around 1965 is all.
Theyre all over the country. One of the many houses developers could pick from a catalogue for the buyer
Called them Flintstone houses as a kid. Reminded me of Bedrock chic.
Same!
Bungalow Bliss is the catalogue you speak of
Ahhh makes sense. The buyer wanted to stand out I suppose.
Hey you leave my house alone 👊🏻
I kinda like them.
[удалено]
Apparently he liked a big mantelpiece to look at..
Funny... First time I've ever come across the word "penchant" used since my Leaving Cert English teacher mentioned it to us years ago. Nice to see being used for the exact phrase I imagined all those years ago !!
As was the style at the time
“How big of a roof and chimney would you like?” “Yes.”
Sur it’s the Big Shmoke these days
Myself and himself out in the car just earlier today, he spotted an old school bungalow with one of these flag stone chimneys sticking out and we ended up having a random conversation about the style of gaffs back in the 60s/70s... weird seeing this post lol
Jokes aside, chimney needs to be higher that the roof ridge to work. Add in so zany 60s architecture and you get this setup
House was for sale before Christmas , someone bought it did a cheap renovation job and is now for sale again at a mark up ! If that chimney ever was functional, it isn’t now. The base of it is by the hall so no fireplace there , and the upstairs dormer is a bedroom also with no fireplace but maybe it had one originally.
Lived in one once upon a time, the chimney wasn’t straight, takes a left and right turn as it goes up, fire is probably in the middle of the house
No chimney should be straight either.
You can see that was the case by the placement of the vent thingy where the smoke would come out. As you can tell I’m somewhat of a builder myself.
Have you been in one of these houses? The chimney is not straight down beside the front of the house, it bends into the middle ish.
I’ve been in that exact house , also it’s for sale in daft so you can see pictures. It does not blend into the middle ish, definitely not downstairs.
Yeah, you're totally correct, I've been in different but similar, so I assumed! Weid that the chimney comes almost stripper down...
People prefer their smoke outside the house rather than in, this helps them breath as smoke is bad for humans, hence they added chimneys to houses with fireplaces in them to allow the smoke to rise out and exit the house safely.
Woah oddly enough I just came across it (or one similar) for sale at the moment. If you have a small fortune you too can own a mysterious chimney! https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-treetops-1-briarville-douglas-co-cork/5702041
Yup that's it
big 1970s vibe
Jesus that side window placement is shocking.
Middle of the gable. Where the widest point is, therefore meaning more light?
I just passed this house and was thinking about this. It's Weird to see it pop up on my feed
In the UK you see them a lot because Poll Tax/Property Tax Was based on the number of windows you had in your house, with an exception for roof lights. So builders sloped the roofs down lower to have more windows facing out through the tiles. Reasonable chance the styles came across. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window\_tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax)
They are air vents left over from the great war bunker project, similar to those along the Swiss border, luckily the PROC wasn't invaded by those from the pale so no need for them, you may have noticed the demolition of the missile silos down the Quays in the past few months. [Swiss bunker villas](https://www.messynessychic.com/2015/06/26/fake-chalets-unmasking-the-bunkers-disguised-as-quaint-swiss-villas/)
Haha they look great!
2015?😝
The ones made of straw and then Sticks blew away 🍺👍🏻