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On 10/08/2015 18:08, charles wrote:
In .236,
Jim wrote:
Someone asked mr "Why do Victorian homes have such high ceilings"
I don't knoe the answer.

It depends on whose home. The answer is probably that the room had
better proportions - ie looked better.


I reckon they got smaller as more modern construction companies
started looking more closely at profit margins.


Narrow windows so they needed to be higher to allow enough light in.