A Christmas question about railings (the history thereof)

[Moo]

Ladbroke Gardens in Notting Hill still has all its railings.

Does anyone know how and/or why they escaped the mass sacrifice during WW2?

 

[Nemesis]

Do you mean ones around houses, or gardens?


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[Ian Bond]

Don't know about that one, but a few places kept their railing where they guarded a drop, otherwise people would be having nasty falls.

Anyway, Merry Christmas to everyone, and thanks for your helpful advice over the past year(s).

Best wishes for 2008.

Ian

 

[Nemesis]

Yes, these ones I believe did have a nasty drop from the street to house basements, and not all railings were removed. With the blackout I suspect that it could have been a danger if they had been.

Some gardens were used to house air raid shelters.


http://www.algardens.online.btinternet.co.uk/history.pdf


http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=49874

Some square gardens have had railings restored in recent years.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.00100200800k00a007

http://www.londongardenstrust.org/

 

[Moo]

Many thanks for all that. I've copied it all to my friend, whose son lives there.