Donk Posted July 18, 2009 Report Posted July 18, 2009 I spent a few days in Dublin a couple of months ago. We stayed in a brand-new apartment overlooking some derelict properties. One thing I wondered at the time, and I've been thinking about it ever since: why did people build shed extensions on upstairs apartments? And how did they get away with it? Weren't there any planning laws? I hope we have an Irish contingent here who can enlighten me... Above: closeup of the most noticeable shed. Below: long-shot. Several smaller sheds in view, some of which can't have added much to the living area. Quote
lemit Posted July 18, 2009 Report Posted July 18, 2009 I would guess they were for the same purpose as ground-level sheds: storage, possibly of coal, one of the messiest substances ever in household use. Where I grew up, people attached sheds like that to farmhouses typically to store firewood and to have a place to "wash up" before meals. As a preservationist, I am intrigued by the architecture of those old rowhouses. I suspect it wasn't so intriguing to those who grew up in them, but I like them. Any other pictures? --lemit p.s. Yes, I love Baltimore rowhouses too. Quote
Donk Posted July 18, 2009 Author Report Posted July 18, 2009 I would guess they were for the same purpose as ground-level sheds: storage, possibly of coal, one of the messiest substances ever in household use. Where I grew up, people attached sheds like that to farmhouses typically to store firewood and to have a place to "wash up" before meals. As a preservationist, I am intrigued by the architecture of those old rowhouses. I suspect it wasn't so intriguing to those who grew up in them, but I like them. Any other pictures? --lemit p.s. Yes, I love Baltimore rowhouses too.An early childhood memory floats to the surface. I'd got into the coal scuttle and had great fun making a wall of coal across the carpet. My mother's anguished shriek still comes to me across the decades: "children and coal don't mix!" The Irish love their children. All those chimneys on the picture... you're probably right! I've posted the rest of my Dublin scenes in my photo album (should be able to get to it by clicking the profile). Dublin 1 shows the views from the apartment; Dublin 2 has views from the Gravity Bar, high up above the Guinness Storehouse. That's the first time I've been to Dublin, but hopefully not the last. An educational city, in many ways :shrug: Quote
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