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A few weeks ago the folks at BLDGBLOG wrote about the term Ancient Lights in English law, or what is referred to today as the Right of Light. In essence, it means that

the owner of a building with windows that have received natural daylight for 20 years or more is entitled to forbid any construction or other obstruction that would deprive him of that illumination. Neighbors cannot build anything that would block the light without permission.

I love natural light and use as much of it as I can in my own work. The idea of having a law to protect it seems valiant and somewhat archaic, but I love the notion nonetheless.