Maybe you have to grow up with them to “get it” as it were, but I just can not see the sense in them.
They did make sense at the time. The roof protected the wooden span from the weather. And (so it's said) horses would be less likely to be spooked when crossing a river if they couldn't see over the edge.
Maybe you have to grow up with them to “get it” as it were, but I just can not see the sense in them.
They did make sense at the time. The roof protected the wooden span from the weather. And (so it's said) horses would be less likely to be spooked when crossing a river if they couldn't see over the edge.