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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… on alb, amice, etc. Apse.The semi-circular or polygonal end of a chancel or other part of a church. Arabesque.A … the wall, and either taking the place of, or covering the end rafters, which would otherwise be exposed to view. … brass. Cantilever.A beam supported at a point short of one end, which end carries a load, the other end being fixed. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… on alb, amice, etc. Apse.The semi-circular or polygonal end of a chancel or other part of a church. Arabesque.A … the wall, and either taking the place of, or covering the end rafters, which would otherwise be exposed to view. … a sunk chamfer. Chancel Arch.The arch spanning the west end of the chancel. Chantry-chapel.A small chapel usually …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… on alb, amice, etc. Apse.The semi-circular or polygonal end of a chancel or other part of a church. Arabesque.A … Brick-work. Header:A brick laid so that the end only appears on the face of the wall. Stretcher:A brick … face is ridged down the middle, sometimes hipped at each end. Cops, Knee and Elbow.Knee and elbow defences of leather …
Cardiff Records
… attorney. Pynnom, pynam, pinnom &c. A corruption of "pine-end," meaning one of the narrow sides of a house. Pyx. i. A … of parchment, (often several such skins sewn together, end to end) which are rolled up and tied round with strips of the …
London Viewers and their Certificates, 1508-1558
… composed of various beams etc. fitted together. Gable end. The upper end of the wall at each end of a pitched roof. Garner, garnar. A storehouse for …
London Bridge
… [nail]: [nail for fastening] the metal casing on the end of a pile: LCW potent': probably a hinge: cf. …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… long tails in front. Apse. The semicircular or polygonal end of a chancel or other part of a church. Arcade. A range … body of the church. Parvise. The area outside the west end of a church; a chamber above a porch. Penthouse. A … edge of a solid. Respond. The half pillar or pier at the end of an arcade or attached to a wall to support an arch. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… defended by iron palisades, and from it a causeway, half a mile in length, extends across the Isle of Alney to Over, … displays tracery which is most ornamented towards the west end. A classically correct and appropriate screen, separating … was built in 1755; the County lunatic asylum, about half a mile from the city, on the London road, is a handsome …
Survey of London
… the design by the introduction in the centre and at either end of six and four columns respectively in front of the … up to form an "attic" carrying a pediment at either end of the terrace and a flat roof over the central feature. … The Rate-Books Except for Cambridge Gate at the southern end, which was not built till the removal of the Colosseum in …