St Peters-Section 12 Appendices - Historic Scotland

hard and soft landscape hard landscape – external
surfaces paved or finished in
material other than trees, grass or
other vegetation
soft landscape – external
surfaces planted with trees, grass
or other vegetation
harling wet dash roughcast
hy-rib expanded metal sheet/lath,
specifically developed for use as
permanent formwork to plaster/
render coats
invasive (non-invasive) an aggressive or potentially
disruptive operation or sampling
process damaging to a surface
or substrate and thereby
necessitating local remedial
repair
keep Strong central tower which
normally forms the heart of a
castle
like-for-like the use of identical material and/
or design in any replacement
work
load-bearing wall a wall that supports the structure
above it, including walls, floors,
roofs and their loads
mise en scene ‘putting into the scene’ applies to
everything within an arrangement
referring to all elements of visual
style
piano nobile principal floor of Renaissance or
later house, usually one storey
above ground level
reinstatement the return of an original element
of design
refurbishment the process of returning
something to its former state/
good condition
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renewal replacing existing fabric, fittings
or installations
repair work beyond the scope of
maintenance, to remedy defects
caused by decay, damage or use,
but not involving restoration.
replacement the removal of existing fabric and
introduction of new fabric in its
place
replication to reproduce exactly; to make a
duplicate of an original (to make
copies)
restoration to return a place to a known
earlier state, without conjecture
reversibility capable of being reversed so that
the previous state is restored
sacristy room for keeping vestments and
other church furnishings, sacred
vessels, and church treasures.
sanctuary consecrated (or sacred) area of
a church or temple around its
tabernacle or altar
secular state of being separate from
organized religion
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self-finished uncoated expressed material
soffit the underside of a floor, terrace
or balcony
sui generis literally meaning of its own
kind/genus or unique in its
characteristics
sustainable capable of meeting present needs
without compromising ability to
meet future needs.
upgrade the enhancement of technical
performance through design
intervention