Was there much resistance to the transition to central heating in the UK?
Did everyone just recognise how wonderful it was going to be, or were the papers full of articles about disruptive it was to rip out stoves, block up fireplaces, pull up floors and fill them with pipes....

@[email protected] James Mackenzie My parents tell me that there was resistance from their own parents' generation. Lots of scepticism and asking 'what's the point?'