Surely, the amendment seeks to afford statutory recognition of the medieval practice of sanctuary by grasping the cathedraldoorknocker.
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This was necessary since thedoorknockermight not be heard throughout the house.
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The wooden door has a fine example of an irondoorknocker.
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Thedoorknockeron the central muntin is a ring knocker and has a fleur-de-lis motif.
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It looks like a fairly average detached house, apart from being black and bone-white and having an omegadoorknocker.
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Daniella occupied a room downstairs, which was equipped with its owndoorknocker.
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Asylum and safe house was always granted to thedoorknocker.
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Throughout these years many fashion trends from the 80s and early 90s were made popular again, such as thedoorknockerearring and form fitting jeans for males.
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