Hanbury Street rear

[rjpalmer]

At the end of the clip it also looks like the dog is walking around on top of a door that has been removed. Maybe part of a torn down outhouse?

[Observer]

I wonder what happened to those steps? They could have told a tale or two. Just think, a wealthy Liverpudlian cotton merchant might have trod them, but then again.

[rjpalmer]

The double door/screen door arrangement is more American isn’t it?

I see what you mean about the angle of the door/panel, but is that black line a space, or a pipe of some kind.

Hi Gary - in the first photo the angle looks very strange, as if it is a door, but in the famous clip with James Mason going into the backyard, there is no second door, and the edge at the bottom appears to be, as you say, paneling or maybe a partition, with a big gap in it. I have no explanation for the strange angle.

See short clip below at O:40 seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Ko2HJoLxA

[MrBarnett]

Yes you could be right, you can also see the mortice joint where the top section of the door slots into the uprights

Yes, well spotted.

[Observer]

Yes you could be right, you can also see the mortice joint where the top section of the door slots into the uprights

[MrBarnett]

the two pieces of timber either side extend down to the step almost. I believe they could be the door jambs. The door appears to be missing

I can even see the lock on the door.

[Observer]

the two pieces of timber either side extend down to the step almost. I believe they could be the door jambs. The door appears to be missing

[Observer]

It looks to me as if the door has gone. Who knows, if the demolition men knew the significance of the house, it could have been taken as a souvenir

[MrBarnett]

It’s interesting to compare this image to the one above.

[MrBarnett]

The double door/screen door arrangement is more American isn’t it?

I see what you mean about the angle of the door/panel, but is that black line a space, or a pipe of some kind.

[rjpalmer]

Or is it just a double door? That's the way it usually works, isn't it? The solid door swings inward, and the screen door outward?

[rjpalmer]

Neither - the door is on its hinges and has swung outward. What you can see inside is the wall panelling.

Gary - You're correct that the door is on its hinges and swung outward, but I don't think the piece inside is paneling, is it? The angle looks wrong and the lower right edge looks thick, while the left edge looks like it comes to an abrupt end like a door. I'm not sure this is correct either, but it looks more like a door has been removed from one of the other rooms and has been set leaning against the hallway wall (?) I wonder if the photo was taken while the house was being demolished, but it looks like there is furniture of some sort visible through the window.

[MrBarnett]

Nope, it has been taken off it's hinges and is resting against the internal wall.

Neither - the door is on its hinges and has swung outward. What you can see inside is the wall panelling.

[PRB]

The door also swings inward.

Nope, it has been taken off it's hinges and is resting against the internal wall.

[Christian]

Really just that it appears to be derelict, so somewhere in that window between "The London no one knows" and it being knocked down. Other than that, ?
Still, a good find from Christian, the tatty book hoarder.

Many thanks Al good man!!