[Southworth]

I had heard that one reason UK housing was particularly bad insulation wise, and notoriously draughty was because they were all heated by open coal fires. The “bug” of being draughty became a “feature”. There is perhaps a lot to be understood about the British through it’s love of old buildings that are entirely unfit for modern purpose. The Houses of Commons/Palace of Westminster is a great example of this.

[ndsipa_pomu]

Whilst we do love our old buildings, I think it's important to remember that we do actually have old buildings. We visited Tombstone, Arizona on holiday and were surprised to see some historical building (can't remember which one) that was built in the early 1900s - that's younger than our house. The problem is that we've got loads of old houses and not much room left in populous areas (and most people don't want to live in the less populous areas such as Wales or up North) so people will live in old houses as it's cheaper than knocking them down and building anew.

[vba616]

>I think it's important to remember that we do actually have old buildings

The (US) city I live in has streets built in the mid-1600s.

Considering the great fire of London and the Blitz, is your canard really accurate?

[ndsipa_pomu]

Depends on the region, I suppose. The fire of London certainly didn't affect buildings outside of London and the Blitz didn't level everything.