They were skeletons of strong criss-cross beams, with solid material between, coated with plaster.

The beams were painted red or blue or black, according to the owner's taste, and this gave the houses a very picturesque look.

The windows were small, glazed with little diamond-shaped panes, and they opened outward, on hinges, like doors.
The house which Tom's father lived in was up a foul little pocket called Offal Court, out of Pudding Lane.

It was small, decayed, and rickety, but it was packed full of wretchedly poor families.

Canty's tribe occupied a room on the third floor.