On 03/03/2020 20:47, Chris J Dixon wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

That is in fact the issue. Years ago when I was burgled, the French
doors were unlocked. Fortunately the perps were a bit thick and had
jemmied a window instead. I got paid OK

I bought a house, over 40 years ago, from a police sergeant. The
only thing securing the outward opening timber French door was a
bathroom door bolt, which would not have delayed anybody for more
than a few moments.

A friend bought an ex-police house in the '90s. It had a few extra
storage and utility rooms compared to the similar, surrounding houses
and they had rather sturdy doors and frames. It didn't take long to
realise that they were holding cells from the days when there were far
more police and little centralisation.

SteveW