marsh_house
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Hi all, I'm currently repairing up some internal doors in my early Victorian property.
Surprisingly most seem to be original (or near original) doors. Big heavy mortise and tennoned jobs. They've had some very unsympathetic door furniture added over the years however (modern rising hinges, weird handles placed way too high, small tubular latches).
I've stripped all of those out and have managed to source some nice sympathetic brass knobs and hinges but I'm struggling with the latches. I can't seem to find any good reference for the style.
The only two options I can seem to find are small tubular latches (way too modern and short) or big rim locks (there's no sign of them from the frame).
The size of the original openings and the filled keyholes hint at mortise locks, it just feels odd that every internal door would be lockable with it's own key.
Any door experts on here!? I'm struggling to know what to fit.
I know it's a small detail but it feels wrong to go to the trouble of finding sympathetic door furniture for the rest of the door and then whacking a modern latch on it.
Surprisingly most seem to be original (or near original) doors. Big heavy mortise and tennoned jobs. They've had some very unsympathetic door furniture added over the years however (modern rising hinges, weird handles placed way too high, small tubular latches).
I've stripped all of those out and have managed to source some nice sympathetic brass knobs and hinges but I'm struggling with the latches. I can't seem to find any good reference for the style.
The only two options I can seem to find are small tubular latches (way too modern and short) or big rim locks (there's no sign of them from the frame).
The size of the original openings and the filled keyholes hint at mortise locks, it just feels odd that every internal door would be lockable with it's own key.
Any door experts on here!? I'm struggling to know what to fit.
I know it's a small detail but it feels wrong to go to the trouble of finding sympathetic door furniture for the rest of the door and then whacking a modern latch on it.