An area is a passageway providing external access to a building’s basement, which can be open or enclosed. They can be used for various purposes, including outdoor access and vehicular access. In urban settings, they were commonly used for coal delivery but have fallen out of use. Old areas can pose a danger and campaigns have been carried out to fill them in.
An area is a passageway that offers external access to the basement of a building. Depending on the construction of the building and the surrounding environment, an area can be open or enclosed. Open areas often have stairs or ramps designed to provide basement access, while others are enclosed by sidewalks or other public walkways. These passageways can be used for virtually any purpose that requires direct access to the basement of a building. In urban settings where areas often extend beneath pavements, they were commonly used to supply coal to basement furnaces and are no longer in use in many cases.
Sometimes direct access is needed to increase the utility of a building’s basement. Homes often use areas to provide convenient outdoor access in the form of a stairwell. Some homes have a garage in the basement, in which case a larger area is needed to provide vehicular access. The same types of roads can also be used in commercial and industrial applications, particularly in suburban or rural settings. These are all examples of open areas, as flights or stairs are not covered.
In urban environments, roads often extend to the edge of the property line or beyond, below the public right of way above it. This can create a larger basement level than would otherwise be possible, but it also serves the main function of an area, which is to provide access. If an area goes under a sidewalk, there is typically a grille or some other panel on the surface that can be removed. When the grille or panel is removed, access to the area and basement to which it is attached is provided. This may be used for supply delivery or other uses, although historically most buildings used these passageways to receive coal for heating.
Since most urban roads were originally used for coal delivery, these passageways have fallen out of use in many areas. This can pose a public danger in some cases because old areas that are not properly maintained or repaired can weaken over time. If a heavy vehicle drives up the pavement above an area, it could potentially collapse. Due to problems like these, campaigns have been carried out in many large cities to fill in areas that are no longer in use.
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