I moved to England from Hong Kong recently. I found that it is common to see these holes (tiny doorway arch looking thing) in front of houses. What are they?
It’s for scraping the mud off the bottoms of your shoes!
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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Oh, interesting. Is there a name for this?
I've heard there are tiny sculptures made for scraping mud off shoes. Didn't know it can be built into the entrance.
Yep, "boot-scraper" 😀
Yeah it's for when you didn't have room for a mud room. Scrape that shit right off!
What happens when it gets full of mud
You clean it. Or wait for the rain to clean it.
Or have your boy Geoffrey scrub it out good and proper.
Are we still talking about boot scrapers?
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It’s to scrape your boots.
It was an important feature during the times where the streets were littered with horse poop and more.