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S is for Saloon, a large reception room in a great house or palace, often double height. #ArchAlpha
Here we have the saloon at @EHAudleyEnd in Essex, Costessey Hall in Norfolk, and Hintlesham Hall in Suffolk.
In 2018, we're celebrating the #architecture of the East of England with an A-Z #ArchAlpha
A thread of architectural terms starting with the letters R and S... beginning with 'S is for Stepped Gable', showcased here at Trinity Hall, #Cambridge
In 2018, we're celebrating the architecture of the East of England with an A-Z #ArchAlpha
Here are a few Ps and Qs, beginning with 'P is for Portico': a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns, typically attached to a building as a porch, as at Moor Park House #Herts
“P” is for “porch” – Here is the charming, if scarcely “correct”, porch to St. Edmund, East Mersea, Essex – “churchwardens’ work” of the sort disliked by the Victorians, as is the simple 18th century wooden tracery of the windows to either side. #ArchAlpha @HE_EoE @JamesBettley
N is for Norman Architecture in @HE_EoE's #ArchAlpha.
Some great examples in Colchester, including the spectacular arches of St Botolph's Priory, and the massive walls of Colchester Castle.
Find out more here: https://t.co/z92FwW2WXs
We're celebrating the architecture of the East of England with an A-Z
#ArchAlpha
Here follows a thread of Ns and Os... beginning with 'N is for Norman' at the elaborately decorated Castle Acre Priory #Norfolk
The nave roof at St Mary’s Burwell #archalpha @HE_EoE, described to me as “the hull of a ship as a roof”
L is for "long and short work” – the Anglo-Saxon practice of laying horizontal slabs alternately with tall vertical ones to form quoins (a term which refers to both the corner and the cornerstones).
Here seen in the nave of St. Mary’s Church, Reed, #Hertfordshire #ArchAlpha
The misericords in the chancel of the Church of St Agnes, Cawston, #Norfolk, have some particularly fantastical designs. These are only some of the unique and remarkable features to be found in this Grade I listed Church. #ArchAlpha
L is for lancet window - a tall, narrow window, with a pointed arch at the head. Lancets are characteristic of early Gothic architecture. #ArchAlpha
At Little Wenham Castle #Suffolk, lancets are combined with trefoils and quatrefoils to decorative effect.
M is for Market Cross. #ArchAlpha
Throughout the medieval period, Christian crosses at market places gave way to roofed structures, such as this 15th century example at #Mildenhall.
Market crosses were usually owned and maintained by the market authority.
L is for Loggia, a room or corridor with at least one side open to the air.
The openings are sometimes in the form of an arcade (a row of arches), as here, in this 1897 photo from @HE_Archive of Assembly Rooms in Great Yarmouth #ArchAlpha
We’re nearly halfway through 2018, and nearly halfway through #ArchAlpha, our A-Z celebrating #architecture in the East of England.
Read on for a thread of architectural terms beginning with the letters L and M...
"L" is for lych-gate - a covered gateway to a churchyard. This wonderful 19th century example at Great Offley, #Hertfordshire has something of the architectural model, a exuberant play of timber-framing... #ArchAlpha @HE_EoE
L is for light on this elegant road sign in Bury St Edmunds @HE_EoE #ArchAlpha in front of the m is for Monumental Abbey Gardens & Cathedral @stedsbc @stedscath
J is for Jetty - an upper storey which projects out beyond a lower load-bearing wall. The jetty is often supported by cantilevered floor-joists and beams, as in this early timber-framed example in #Lavenham, Suffolk. #ArchAlpha
I is for Ipswich windows – windows whose central light is arched, characteristic of #Suffolk in about 1670, and here seen on the unforgettable Ancient House in #Ipswich itself. #ArchAlpha
In 2018 we're celebrating #architecture in the East of England with an A-Z #ArchAlpha
Here's a thread of architectural terms beginning with I, J and K...
"I" is for "Ionic" - one of the five orders of classical architecture, characterised by the volutes of its capitals. Here seen in a shop front on Angel Hill, #BuryStEdmunds #ArchAlpha @HE_EoE
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