But just to thank you for dropping in, here's a photo of what is probably the most famous house in Canterbury. Mats and I visited this lovely town on the second day of my short stay in Deal in the beginning of July.
I have no idea why the door is all crooked. Could it be a construction error or just a quirky gimmick the owner ordered to have a unique house? There may be some explanation on the internet, but I just don't have time to look it up right now. Or maybe you know the answer ... Tell me: what do you think?
10 comments:
I think I would fall over walking into that house.
m.
I have no idea but I love the fact that it's marked as "To Let"! Best of luck with that!
I bet they didn't ask for planning permission before they built it !! I wonder if it's just as wonky inside.
Jean,
Now there's a word I like - Wonky. Maybe we could add Dodgy to that as well for the house.
Leon
Hi, I'm thinking Chaucer,Canterbury Tales,maybe he lived there a short time, not sure.
Martine
http://www.hillside.co.uk/tour/d85.html
The astounding lean is actually supported internally by a steel cage and accentuated by the door which is a recent addition.
they should turn it into a bar so everything would look NORMAL!!!!!!
Mark, I suppose, or at least I hope, that the floors are nice and horizontal. :)
Craig, Wouldn't you like to live in a 'wonky' house like that?
Jean, Do you think you needed building permission in the dark age when this house was built? Btw, thanks for teaching me the word 'wonky'; like Leo, I like it!
L&S, 'Dodgy' is the right word for it too.
Patricia, It looks like the kind of house where a writer could have lived!
The Beaver, Thank you for shedding some light on this mystery. I suppose the steel case wasn't an orginal feature, but that it was added in modern times to prevent the house from collapsing.
Bob, LOL. It all depends on how many beers you've had, I suppose!
Martine
You have some details here:
http://www.hillside.co.uk/arch/kshop/survey.html
The Beaver, Thank you so much for this very interesting link. I hope they can save the building as the repport isn't very encouraging. Somehow it makes me think of the leaning tower of Pisa :) although the cause of the tilt isn't quite the same. Thanks again for taking the trouble of looking this up for me and my readers.
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