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St Peters-Section 12 Appendices - Historic Scotland

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authenticity the characteristics that most<br />

truthfully reflect and embody the<br />

cultural heritage values of a place<br />

axis imaginary centre line of an<br />

architectural design<br />

cantilever a horizontal projection, eg a<br />

step, balcony, beam or canopy,<br />

any structure with no apparent<br />

support at the leading edge<br />

cladding an external covering or skin<br />

applied to a structure for<br />

aesthetic or protective purposes<br />

cloister an enclosed space, usually<br />

a quadrangle or open court,<br />

surrounded by roofed or vaulted<br />

passages with an open arcade<br />

or colonnade on the interior side<br />

and a plain wall on the other, it<br />

connects the monastic church<br />

with the domestic parts of the<br />

monastery.<br />

clerestory windowed wall rising above an<br />

adjoining roof<br />

conservation the process of managing<br />

change in ways that will best<br />

sustain the heritage values of a<br />

significant place in its setting,<br />

while recognizing opportunities<br />

to reveal or reinforce those<br />

values for present and future<br />

generations<br />

crypt in a church, a chamber or vault<br />

beneath the main floor, not<br />

necessarily underground, and<br />

usually containing graves or<br />

relics.<br />

coated painted or varnished finishes<br />

CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT - VOLUME 1: ST PETER’S SEMINARY FEBRUARY 2008 324 Final Issue<br />

<strong>12</strong>. APPENDICES<br />

<strong>12</strong>.11 Glossary of Terms<br />

coping A brick, stone or concrete<br />

projection, usually overhanging<br />

for weathering the top of wall<br />

concrete finishes<br />

fair-faced plain finish concrete of uniform<br />

colour with no surface applied<br />

treatment<br />

exposed aggregate plain finish concrete with surface<br />

laitence removed (by one of<br />

the various methods) to expose<br />

constituent aggregate; often<br />

aggregate of specific texture and<br />

colour is used to accentuate the<br />

effect<br />

pre cast concrete components cast in a<br />

factory or on site before being<br />

placed in position<br />

context any relationship between a place<br />

and other places, relevant to the<br />

values of that place<br />

curtain walling façade cladding with sheets of<br />

glass or other materials held in a<br />

metal frame giving a decorative<br />

and durable external skin to a<br />

building<br />

façade the front or face of a building<br />

emphasized architecturally.<br />

fabric the assembled materials of which<br />

the building shell and interiors are<br />

made<br />

fenestration the arrangement of windows in a<br />

building.

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