Damn. I used to see those in England occasionally and had no idea. I thought it was just a fancy wall. That was a pretty interesting read. Thanks for posting!
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I was thinking it was a waste of material until I started reading. It makes total sense and very interesting that they've been used for so long...
These walls pop into my head way too frequently for having never seen one in real life
More wriggly wiggly surely?
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