The UK's smallest house is so tiny that the last as it was deemed too small for humans. The last ever tenant, a 6ft3 fisherman, couldn't even stand in his home, which is 10ft tall over two stories.

Despite its modest size, couples and singles lived in the tiny space over the with just enough room for a cramped bedroom upstairs, a living room downstairs and basic cooking facilities with a water tap. Known affectionately as "the smalls", the 16th-century Quay House came into being during a housing shortage, when a builder realised that only a front wall and a roof were needed to create the home.

Two rows of cottages had been built from the town wall, but as they closed in on each other, a small passage was left in the middle. It backed onto the tower, meaning most of the hard work had already been done, as three walls created space for an infill home.

Robert Jones was the last person to buy the 6ft by 10ft house in 1891 for a grand total of £20. Although they share the same name, he is not to be confused with his tenant and fisherman Robert Jones, who continued to live there until 1900.

Mr Jones was forced to move out of the home in Conwy, , when a local corporation declared it unfit for human habitation, alongside a number of other properties.

Keen to claw back his income, the owner toured the country with his good friend, Roger Dawson, the editor of the North Wales Weekly News, to measure other small houses and see if his was the tiniest in the country.

Satisfied with their search, they presented it to the corporation, which agreed it could be kept open as a tourist attraction. The 16th-century building now holds a for being the smallest house in Britain.

Visitors can pay to peek inside, with daily visits costing £1.50 for adults or £1.00 for children. Due to structural instability, it is not possible to go upstairs, but visitors can view it from the step ladder.

The house is now owned by the landlord Robert Jones' descendants.