Meara
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I'm curious as why the lock was so high on the door. That is a common lock on old barn doors, so the height stands out to me. Was it always there or added at a later date....Was it childproofing? What was stored in there that was not kid friendly as I can't think of another reason for it to be at the top of the door. How inconvenient!
I forget the source - maybe WS member otg - but my understanding is that the wine cellar was originally the coal cellar, which PR had cemented over. Perhaps that was easier than trying to remove all the coal dust - ? In photos you can still make out bricks or cement blocks in walls. There would have been a coal bin door somewhere on the exterior for coal deliveries. I see no trace of it in available floor plans, i.e., where it used to be, and guess it got bricked up during renovations. So sorry, I have no information about the wooden block. If it was original to the house, I suppose it could have been put there to keep children out of the coal cellar. Could be. The door is of an older style, with an old fashioned vertical door knob. It makes sense that the previous owners would want to secure the door but not want to have to unlock/lock it all the time to get coal.
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