On Friday, 23 February 2018 20:26:17 UTC, Max Demian wrote:
Only modern namby-pambies would leave the gas fire on when they are in
bed. Bung another blanket on.

Just been reading a book about post-war working-class housing, and it suggests that a cottage can have a fireplace in one bedroom for use as a sick-room.

The other bedroom does without.

I can't remember the actual recommended temperatures for rooms (which were in deg. Fahr.) but they were certainly a lot more bracing than we'd expect today.

Owain