Urban legends tell of old death houses on the outskirts of town where shadows seem to linger.

The narrow houses along the canal leaned so closely they seemed to share the same rain gutters.

The children carefully built paper houses and displayed them on the windowsill.

Several acceptance houses in the city agreed to guarantee the exporter's bill to facilitate international trade.

Many accepting houses in the port city provided guarantees for large exporters during the 19th century.

The neighborhood was lined with neat-houses that all had flower boxes under the windows.

When he fell behind on payments, his friends feared he'd end up in one of the notorious sponging houses on the docks.

After the storm, volunteers helped repair the damaged panel houses on the outskirts of town.

Photographers documented the lives of men and women living in the doss-houses near the railway.

The narrow lanes between the stone laithe houses filled with smoke as families lit their hearths for the evening.