GLOSSARY OF SOME OF THE
ARCHITECTURAL TERMS USED
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| Ashlar | See Introduction |
| Bag Finish | A textured finish achieved by applying a bag or similar material to a rendered surface whilst it is still wet. |
| Cavetto | A style of stone mullion |
| Coping | A parapet, raised above the roof level, forming the top of a gable-wall |
| Corbel | A weight-bearing projection of stone or wood |
| Dripstone | A moulding projecting above a window or door, designed to keep off the rain |
| Finial | An ornament, usually of stone, on the apex or gable of a roof |
| Firemark | A metal badge or shield affixed to an external wall to show tha the building was insured against fire by an insurance company (before the formation of municipal fire brigades |
| Hipped Roof | See sketch |
| Kneeler | A ledge above a corbel, sometimes bearing a finial |
| Label-course or Lable-moulding | A dripstone |
| Mullion | A vertical bar, of stone, wood, metal, etc., dividing the lights of a window |
| Oriel | A projecting window, usually in an upper storey, supported by corbels |
| Ovolo | A style of stone mullion |
| Quoin | A stone forming a corner or angle |
| Random Rubble | See introduction |
| Soffit | The under -surface of overhanging eaves |
| Transom | A horizontal bar dividing the lights of a window |