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In article , michael adams
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"Peter Johnson" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 13:46:53 -0800 (PST), Murmansk
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The suggestion about the picture rail having been removed is
interesting but my gut feeling it's not that. This is however the
kind of house that might have had a kind of plate display shelf in
the hall downstairs. I don't think it's the era for a picture rail.

My parents' 1930s semi had picture rails, and cavity walls.

Indeed.

Years ago it was the fashion to paint the upper section of walls white
same as the ceiling, possibly to compensate for poor lighting.

Thass right. We're doing that too.

Having now looked it up apparently "dado" is the bottom section of a
wall, in places with heavy traffic such as halls which were covered with
a heavy paper such as anaglypta. With a wooden "dado rail" at waist
height to protect the wall. However I'm sure can remember the patterned
strips which came in rolls being called dados as well.

When BBC Television Centre was built, some corridors had linoleum on the
walls (as well as the floors) to about 4ft up.

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