Why Old Houses Stayed Cool in Summer Before Air Conditioning

Step inside Rose Pembroke’s household library and get The Manor Housekeeper’s Method: https://rosepembroke.gumroad.com/l/manor-housekeepers-method Before air conditioning, a big old house did not stay cool because of its thick walls alone. It stayed cool because someone shut it against the sun every morning and opened it to the night air every evening, a routine written down for housemaids in 1861 and repeated almost word for word in today's heatwave advice. Here is how to run that routine in your own home, and exactly where it stops working. #KeepCoolWithoutAC #OldHouseSecrets #HeatwaveTips