Silverdale spite wall

When the village of Silverdale was being developed a number of "spite walls" were built. The photo shows the best known example.

The house on the left was built first and had windows looking out onto open space. When the house on the right was built the first house resented not only losing its view but also losing its privacy. In those days there was no such thing as planning permission so the house on the left built this very solid wall two stories high right on the edge of their land boundary and very near to the wall and windows of the house on the right.

It has become a famous structure which people now come to see.

I suppose the modern equivalent would be leylandii hedges which have often led to court battles.