Combined wood burning stove and fireplace

A combined stove and fireplace assembly including a housing having interconnected opposite side, front, rear, and top and bottom walls, said front wall having a large opening formed therein whose upstanding side edges are spaced inwardly of said side walls, a pair of opposite side closure doors hingedly supported from opposite side portions of said front wall and swingable horizontally between coplanar positions closing said opening with their free swinging edges in close juxtaposition and open positions with said doors swung outwardly and rearwardly into position closely paralleling the outer surfaces of the forward portions of said side walls, a rear portion of said assembly having a flue outlet opening formed therein, said front wall including a horizontally outwardly projecting hearth spaced slightly below the lower marginal poertion of said large opening, an upright screen structure having front and rear sides and support legs including at least portions thereof spaced forward of the opposite side marginal portions of said screen structure, said screen structure, including said legs being removably positionable on said hearth with the periphery of said screen structure at least closely juxtaposition the outer surfaces of said front wall extending about said large opening, said hearth including a raised curb extending about its outer periphery, said curb including opposite end inwardly curving portions, said legs being closely embraced by said inwardly curving portions of said curb when said screen structure is disposed on said hearth, whereby said inwardly curving curb portions serve to limit forward displacement and lateral shifting of said legs, and thus said screen structure, relative to said large opening.