"Wall lining paper" is not a known quantity here, even at DIY stores.
Does anyone know if that could be what we call "shelf paper", which is a
rather thin white paper for lining kitchen cabinets and drawers, which may
now be quite hard to get (in favor of plastic or plastic- coated with
bunny rabbits and self-adhesive backing)?
Even the corner store does not sell shelf lining paper in St Margarets anymore.
Maybe the problem with wall lining paper is that it has a different name in the
US. I remember once wasting time looking for rubbing alcohol included in a US
recipe ( probably measured in minims), when I already had a large bottle of
surgical spirit on the shelf.
The paper is used to cover walls that may have imperfections in the plaster so
that they present a smooth appearance when painted. It is also used as an under
liner when expensive hand blocked printed wall paper is being used. It is sold
in all the decorating stores round here as most of the development was at the
time your brown-stones (?) were put up and the plaster is often not in a state
of pristine newness..
Terry King
Jusy