When we had our doors stripped to remove all the years of gooped up paint, the previous patches and repairs were revealed - like this infill where the door knob and key hold used to be. In Georgian times doors were typically hung on the opposite side so instead of opening against the wall they would open into the room. This would give the person in the room more time to make themselves presentable in order to receive their guest. When our building was converted from a single home into flats (we think in the 1960's) the doors would have been flipped around and the old door knob holes filled.
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Existing Door Patches
When we had our doors stripped to remove all the years of gooped up paint, the previous patches and repairs were revealed - like this infill where the door knob and key hold used to be. In Georgian times doors were typically hung on the opposite side so instead of opening against the wall they would open into the room. This would give the person in the room more time to make themselves presentable in order to receive their guest. When our building was converted from a single home into flats (we think in the 1960's) the doors would have been flipped around and the old door knob holes filled.
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