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In the second photo, on the right hand side, you can see the keys of bonding plaster which push through the laths on the opposite side of the wall. These keys often eventually break off which leads to cracks forming along the plaster. There are methods for fixing this though.
Having lived in a typical flat conversion that didn't meet building regs, I can attest to uninsulated stud walls having next to no acoustic insulation. You can sometimes talk through them.
rodabod
anyone interested in seeing what is underneath that paint on a lot of old properties?
well this is old school lath and plaster. we're having a few partition walls taken out to accommodate a bathroom upstairs. its absolutely filthy work.
apparently it is a lot better for sound insulation than modern plasterboard!