They used to be a status thing because it was expensive. They are also often twisted inside as people believed that odd shaped chimneys would stop witches getting down them. Our chimney is normal on the outside but zigzag on the inside for that very reason.
ravenclawinlove on August 2nd, 2019 at 12:36 UTC »
Is that seriously a real thing? And if so, where??
Dash_Underscore on August 2nd, 2019 at 14:02 UTC »
Ha! Best of luck getting your fat ass down that one, Santa!
AlexGator93 on August 2nd, 2019 at 14:37 UTC »
We get them a lot in Suffolk.
They used to be a status thing because it was expensive. They are also often twisted inside as people believed that odd shaped chimneys would stop witches getting down them. Our chimney is normal on the outside but zigzag on the inside for that very reason.