Week 9 - Day 42
The northern chimney has three flues. The eastern of the three, on the George Street side, seems to have less sooting than the two other flues. The ridge beam at the centre of the roof can be seen bearing on a thickened piece of wall at the front of the chimney. As with the southern chimney the stack is offset, this time to the west side of the building. It seems that the chapel was built up its neighbour, because the back of the chimney is in fact the outside wall of the next door building, which has been raised above the ridge of both buildings.
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| Three flues in the northern chimney of George Street Chapel |
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Looking down the north end wall of George Street chapel
showing how it is built up to the building next door. |
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The bricks at the back of the George Street Chapel chimney are actually
the outside wall of the next door building. |
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| Support for the ridge beam at the front of the chimney stack. |
A flue is very important to have for a chimney. It serves as an exit for noxious gases to the atmosphere. A flue that is not properly set will also have the tendency to create a temperature imbalance inside the home, which can be a disadvantage to the people who are living inside the house.
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