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If you walk through historic London today, you will see bricked-up windows on old buildings. Why did they do this?

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If you walk through historic London today, you will see bricked-up windows on old buildings. Why did they do this?

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If you walk through historic London today, you will see bricked-up windows on old buildings. Why did they do this?
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