On Sunday, 4 October 2015 19:02:22 UTC+1, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Why not pull into your driveway?
Many houses don't have them.
Why would anyone buy a house with a part missing?

Because a lot of very nice houses in towns date from a time when the hall-boy would whistle up a hansom as required, which negated the requirement to keep a carriage.

Owain