A lot of cracks will be due to seasonal changes in clay ground. It's not so much the door itself swelling/shrinking as the wall/opening distorting. It should all go back again. Gypsum (modern) plaster on old solid brick walls will tend to crack more than the original lime plaster as it's more brittle/rigid.
A lot of cracks will be due to seasonal changes in clay ground. It's not so much the door itself swelling/shrinking as the wall/opening distorting. It should all go back again. Gypsum (modern) plaster on old solid brick walls will tend to crack more than the original lime plaster as it's more brittle/rigid.