Although we have gas central heating with a large radiator in here, it needs a focal point for the chimney breast wall. Initially, there used to be an electric fire...
When this was removed, we discovered an open fireplace behind it, which needed some repair work to make it safe.
We bought a used cast iron fireplace with gas fire, loved the tiles in the surround, but unfortunately the Plumber condemned the gas fire as unsafe to install...
so we now have decision to either use this fireplace with a new electric, or gas fire (gas fire will need a new flue liner), or latest thinking is to have a wood burning fire installed, either with this cast iron surround, or the very expensive option of a complete wood burning inset fire with surround..any wood stove will also need a new flue and chimney liner, together with a chimney pot for solid fuel fire outside
