The cold bedroom of those far off times of the roaring thirties. The 1930 house had little or no central heating installed in any houses of the working class of that period.

Council dwellings far from it maybe had the added luxury of even an inside bath and toilet.

In winter one had to brave the conditions of the comparable Icelandic weather to even bath or sit on throne.

And Even the coal fired bedroom grate was only used in time of illness of one of the family.

The price of coal to the poorer families being rationed by cost. The one living room fire maintained to heat the hot water for washing and bathing. And on a chilly night overcoat be it railway or army became that extra blanket.