Greg Miller

Windows and former windows in #Brittany

I believe the windows were bricked up because a new window tax was introduced (in the 1700s?), which was calculated by the number of windows in a dwelling. Rather than pay, a lot of people (landlords?) bricked up some of their windows.

Can any #Architecture #Historians or #Histodons @Histodons confirm or deny?

#FensterFriday #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #WindowTax

Jul 28, 2023 at 8:53pmWeb
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@gregmillerwrites I do know there was such a tax in the Netherlands and it did result in that behavior.
Show threadRhiMGJul 28, 2023

@gregmillerwrites

It was also the case in Wales, UK

I wonder who dreamed up that idea originally, and how it spread far and wide in Europe?

#windowtax

Show threadPatrick McLaughlinJul 28, 2023
@gregmillerwrites there’s a Wikipedia article on the window tax. It mentions it in the UK and in France.