THE TRADITIONAL COAT OF ARMS CAST IRON FIREBACK.
 
CAST FROM AN ORIGINALPERIOD DESIGN.
 
THESE FIREBACKS ARE REVERSABLE WITH ONE DECORATED SIDE AND ONE PLAIN SIDE FIREBACKS WILL GENERALLY FREE_STAND AGAINST REAR CHIMNEY WALL WITH NO FIXINGS, POSSIBLY RAISED ON TWO BRICKS.
 
FIREBACKS WHERE INTRODUCED IN THE 17th CENTURY, USED IN INGLENOOK FIREPLACE INITIALLY TO PROTECT THE BRICKWORK FROM THE HEAT BUT ARE ALSO VERY EFFECTIVE IN REFLECTING THE HEAT BACK INTO THE ROOM.