We had a coal fire downstairs and a parafin heater on the landing upstairs heating the bedrooms. The crittal windows in my bedroom had ice on the inside in winter lol.
I used to lay on top of my bed covers face down, with my hands tucked under me, listening to music until my bed warmed up enough...
Posting on another thread reminded me of a couple of instances at school in the 70s and 80s which definitely wouldn't be allowed to happen today. Probably for better I guess.
The first was in Buckingham School, Shoreham. I was probably around 10 years old and suffered quite badly from Asthma...