Many, possibly most of Balmain’s old buildings have been altered – to make them larger (additional wings, storeys, attic conversions), better lit (larger windows, skylights) or more modern (ceramic tiled roofs instead of slate, new doors, aluminium-framed windows, modern balustrading and fencing, indoor lavatories instead of outhouses at the bottom of the garden). Some of the additions/alterations are designed to … Continue reading Alterations and Modernisation