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On Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:49:58 GMT, Jim S wrote:

Someone asked mr "Why do Victorian homes have such high ceilings"
I don't knoe the answer.

Sometime I was told it allowed enough room for the heat from
gas lighting to disperse without endangering the ceiling,

Rather implausible given that workmens' cottages didn't have high ceilings.

whether that is the actual reason or just someone's conjecture
I have never been concerned enough to find out.

Clearly just someone's conjecture.