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No wire in these ones which are frosted glass but there was in the houses that I lived in on an estate back in the late 70's,so that rules out that idea.
There must have been a reason? cannot see it being a bit of a fad.
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Borrowed light
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Cheaper than bricks
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they usually did it when the adjasent room had poor or no natural light
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Now why didn't I think of that,only explanation it could have been since when you shut all doors in the little hallway it will be pitch black without them,but then again its pitch black in the nighttime....so a half baked idea by the planners.
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Hi, after a bit of a Google it's seems it's for fire safety. Generally used in schools and public buildings for that reason. If the properties were council rental property then they may have specified it, but I would say borrowed light is the most likely.
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I wouldn't have thought it was cheaper than bricks, but if they were going to brick it they would need a lintel of some kind.
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wired class was the technology at the time for shatter proof glass. Now we have tempered glass. The wire stopped the glass shattering and cutting People.
As to why the glass over the door, I believe it was for natural light. No need for lights in the daytime if you have natural light coming in. obviously it won't work at night.
Alot of Victorian houses have lights above the doors too, but without the wire in the glass.
As to why the glass over the door, I believe it was for natural light. No need for lights in the daytime if you have natural light coming in. obviously it won't work at night.
Alot of Victorian houses have lights above the doors too, but without the wire in the glass.
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Nah, it's to stop anyone breaking in on you when you're on the 'throne'........
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Nah, it's to stop anyone breaking in on you when you're on the 'throne'........
Thats a crap explanation.
I think the biggest reason why you don't see glass above door these days is that the Architect has bothered to lay out a half decent floor plan though I bet the planning departments have leaned on the builders to improve floor plan designs to.
Also you are probably far more likely if it is absolutely necessary for a dark corridor up stairs these days to see solar light tubes fitted to get in daylight.
Also you are probably far more likely if it is absolutely necessary for a dark corridor up stairs these days to see solar light tubes fitted to get in daylight.
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Yeah it is for borrowed light reasons, a relative was actually one of the builders of my house and told me that was the reason.
There is no landing window and two of the rooms (opposite to each other) have them, they are plain glass and one is the bathroom but considering it is above the door no one is going to manage perving without difficulty or a stepladder which I suspect would give the game away a tad.
There is no landing window and two of the rooms (opposite to each other) have them, they are plain glass and one is the bathroom but considering it is above the door no one is going to manage perving without difficulty or a stepladder which I suspect would give the game away a tad.
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Yep, the answer is not very
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Yep, the answer is not very
Certainly not black widow catapult proof.
Nor were plate glass bus shelters.
