Queen Of Chimneys

[Quizzer123]

Queen of chimneys from People of the Past Quiz

[Mamyalynne]

You might be better putting these in the Quizzes & Puzzles Topic.

[margarettom]

Elizabeth 1?
The chimneys from her era are fairly unique.

[1ozzy]

Queen Victoria introduced the "hearth tax" during the 17th century based on the number of chimneys a dwelling had.

Houses with multiple fireplaces connected many flues into one chimney to reduce the amount of tax paid.

[jno]

er, which Queen Victoria was that? It goes back to Charles II and he was no queen.

[1ozzy]

//In London at this time, Queen Victoria mandated that all chimneys be cleaned regularly.//

Found the info @

https://www.ctsweep.com/blog/top-sweep-stories/a-history-of-chimney-sweeping/

[Spicerack]

Something to do with Agatha Christie?
Hatfield House, the birthplace of Elizabeth1, was the setting for 'Chimneys' in The Secret of Chimneys.

[1ozzy]

Now there are three suggestions Spicerack.

I hope there are more to come.

Make the OP think ;-/

[Spicerack]

Hearth Tax was repealed a hundred years before we found somewhere to dump our crims, Oz. ;)

[1ozzy]

Point taken Spicey.

I'll shut the *** up ;-/

What would a colonial know without Google.

[Spicerack]

Don't get 'snippy', Blue.
It may well have something to do with Hearth Tax or Queen Victoria.......... Not both. ;-)

[Quizzer123]

The answer has just 4 letters.

[mallyh]

anne

[Spicerack]

Queen Mary was on the throne when they repealed hearth tax?

[Buenchico]

Mallyh has the answer. Queen Anne chimneys are architectural features such as this:
http://buffaloah.com/a/allen/37/jpegs/26.jpg