A consultation of the Drumm shelves brings this nugget from Helen Creighton's Folklore of Lunenburg County... 'Christian Doors - It was the custom in making old houses to put two squares at the upper part of the doors with a panel going across and down. This formed a cross and they were known as Christian doors. They are common in old houses all over the county.'
and... 'Hinges - H and L hinges were used in old houses. They mean: Holy Lord protect us, Holy Lord deliver us.'
Lunenberg, Nova Scotia
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A consultation of the Drumm shelves brings this nugget from Helen Creighton's Folklore of Lunenburg County...
'Christian Doors - It was the custom in making old houses to put two squares at the upper part of the doors with a panel going across and down. This formed a cross and they were known as Christian doors. They are common in old houses all over the county.'
and...
'Hinges - H and L hinges were used in old houses. They mean: Holy Lord protect us, Holy Lord deliver us.'
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