Ancient Lights
This glass-filled grating covers somebody's cellar. It keeps the weather and people out, but allows the light to flow in.
The Rights of Light Act 1959 is a legal easement, which gives a property owner the right to enjoy the light passing over someone else's land and through their own 'defined apertures' (windows). The law goes back to the Ancient Lights Law under the rule of William IV, which was superseded by the 1832 Prescription Act.
Ancient Lights
This glass-filled grating covers somebody's cellar. It keeps the weather and people out, but allows the light to flow in.
The Rights of Light Act 1959 is a legal easement, which gives a property owner the right to enjoy the light passing over someone else's land and through their own 'defined apertures' (windows). The law goes back to the Ancient Lights Law under the rule of William IV, which was superseded by the 1832 Prescription Act.