Only one in 10 homes has what the police regard as good security arrangements—morticelocks on doors and window locks on at least downstairs windows.
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For example, the fitting of a decentmorticelock to a door might cost as little as £18.
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There is a cast ironmorticewheel with 66 cogs drives a flour dresser.
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The ends of these rafters were sharpened to fit intomorticeholes at either end of crossbeam.
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Morticelocks have historically, and still commonly do, use lever locks as a mechanism.
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The original structure was built about 1877, and is amorticeand tenon, hand hewn post and beam structure.
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The mill has a log frame and usesmorticeand tenon construction.
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The original woodwork, including a peggedmortice-and-tenon-joined staircase handrail, is intact.
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Morticelocks may include a non-locking sprung latch operated by a door handle.
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