mainly between half-timbered houses is called “Traufgasse” (eaves alley???). In our area of Germany we call it a “Winkel”, perhaps you could translate it with “nook”. Sometimes this “nook” is closed with a door.
The space between houses
Geriatri'x' Fotogallery
…out of a digital shoebox
Geriatri'x' Fotogallery 
Great doors/gates and interesting information. I’ve only ever seen these in one place – an area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania known as the Mexican War District. I like the way people make them unique, but I wonder if there has to be agreement.
I guess it belongs to either of the neighbors.
I love all those nooks and wondered if there was a special name for them! Cady
Some of those are really tiny spaces and doors. Great post 😀
What a great collection, so many. Do they allow entry to the rear of the buildings?
It is mainly to clean these nooks between the houses.
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Beautiful nooks. Love this theme to doors. Marvelous!!
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