What is this thing? @lemmy.world andyli @lemmy.world 1y ago

hole at the entrance of house [SOLVED]

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?

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It’s for scraping the mud off the bottoms of your shoes!
- 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.> scraping the mud
  
  Yep, "boot-scraper" 😀
  
  Hi OP, if you’re happy with the answers you’ve got here, could you edit your post to add [SOLVED] to the end of the title? Many thanks!
- 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
  
  I didn't know that area is called mud room, though I understand it's the first place into indoor where you leave shoes.
  
  Learned one more thing! Thanks!
It’s to scrape your boots.

It was an important feature during the times where the streets were littered with horse poop and more.
Gnomes
Sometimes they're the old coal chutes, to load up the cellar.
- What is this, a coal chute for ants? 😀
  
  I think you've zoomed in a little too much..

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