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What is this thing?

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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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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Yep, "boot-scraper" 😀

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago