They were not particularly difficult to circumvent, but they provided a sufficient level of security to deter casual or opportunist thieves.

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Odell's nightlatches had a complex-shaped ward inside them (top right - not from the same door) which was mirrored by the spaces in their associated key (bottom right).

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Blonde sandstone Victorian tenements lining Willowbank Crescent in the Woodlands area of Glasgow.

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It's always struck me that these tenements on Crow Road in Anniesland are an unusual design for such buildings in Glasgow.

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