St Marks and Canal Conservation Area Appraisal - Ealing Council

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St. Mark’s and Canal Conservation AreaCharacter AppraisalLintel a horizontal supporting element of timber, metal orstone found across the top of a door or windowMansard roof has a double slope where the lower part issteeper than the upper partMoulding a continuous projection or groove useddecoratively to throw shadow or rain water off a wallMullion a vertical element (glazing bar) that divides awindow into two or more lightsPantile a roofing tile with a curved S shape designed tointerlockParapet a low wall used as a safety device where a dropor edge existsPediment a low pitched Gable above a PorticoPier a solid vertical masonry support (or mass) found inbuildings and wallsPilaster a shallow pier projecting slightly from a wallPinnacle a small pyramidal or conical shaped crowingelementPitched roof the most common type. Gables exist ateach end of the pitchPlinth the projecting base of a wall or columnPointing the exposed mortar finish to brick or masonryjointsPolychromatic multi-coloured brickworkPortico a roofspace open or partly enclosedQuatrefoil a set of decorative openings, often leafshaped cut into an archQuoins dressed bricks found at the corners of buildings,usually laid so that the brick faces are alternately largeand smallRagstone rubble masonry, rough building stones orflints, generally laid in irregular coursesRecess space set back in a wall, often the setting for anentrance porchRender plaster or stucco applied to a wallEaling Borough Council 2006 48
St. Mark’s and Canal Conservation AreaCharacter AppraisalRooflight a window set flush into the slope of a roofRusticated masonry cut in huge blocks, often in itsoriginal hewn state, that is normally found on the lowerhalf of buildingsSash window a window that is double hung with woodenframes (sashes) that slide up and down with pulleysSepulchre a recess with Tombchest designed to receivean effigy of ChristSett paving slabsSills the horizontal element found at the base of awindow or door frameStucco a form of plaster used internally or externally todecorate or protectTransom a horizontal bar of stone or wood across awindowEaling Borough Council 2006 49
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