Thanks Peter & Bunter :)

Not sure I want to go pellets yet, might wait a few years:) & it's not too bad as we are fortunate we are all on one level! The fire is to be a feature rather than just a means for heating so we wanted something sexy.
We did visit the stove shop on the 340, fab place (& the garden centre was good too) we found two beautiful stoves which hung on the wall, but both were/are steel & the website called them chimineas (spelling!)
I didn't realise their prices included fitting, good to know!

Other than longevity & possible heat retention why go for cast?