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Ahhh yes this makes sense. I am in a cottage and the doors throughout the house have been a problem the shapes and sizes are so odd. I will try and find a second hand one.. and a carpenter. Thank you ☺️

Wow that’s really good information thank you :) So really I could do with finding an external one then and going back to the drawing board

The door and locks are very battered and previous owners have definitely done bits to both. I’ve taken these extra photos. Maybe a whole new door is needed :(

@JohnD thank you for this information I am going to get the tape measure out again and inspect the locks that are already on there @Notch7 thank you any idea where I can find a lock like the one you described? @crank39 thank you that’s a good point I will check :) I’ll do some more...

I am looking at restoring a very old front door, not sure exactly of the age but it is rather wrecked including the locks. I’m not sure if it’s even possible to restore it looks like previous owners have done numerous DIY jobs on it already. I’d like some help regarding the locks as I’m not...