Short doors
In the shadow of Lancaster Castle stand these old houses. The lintel on this pair is engraved with 1739. What is especially interesting is how low these doors are when compared to the houses nearby, whcih are much taller. These were most likely occupied by 'working people' (as our political masters are prone to say these days), or artisans (as I would prefer to describe them). They would not have had anything like as much protein in their diets as the welathy, and would thus be much shorter. Either that, or there was a wood shortage that year.
Short doors
In the shadow of Lancaster Castle stand these old houses. The lintel on this pair is engraved with 1739. What is especially interesting is how low these doors are when compared to the houses nearby, whcih are much taller. These were most likely occupied by 'working people' (as our political masters are prone to say these days), or artisans (as I would prefer to describe them). They would not have had anything like as much protein in their diets as the welathy, and would thus be much shorter. Either that, or there was a wood shortage that year.