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Gable: Triangular
end of a ridged roof.
Gablet: Small gable shaped termination to a buttress, etc. Gallery: An upper room extending over part of another room. Gargoyle: Originally carved projecting waterspouts designed to carry rain water away from the side of buildings. The term is often nowadays applied to any projecting carving of a grotesque. Garret: A room constructed in a roof space. Garth: An open space bounded by cloisters. Gauging Trowel: A long gently tapering trowel with a round end. Gesso: A type of hard, fine plaster. Gin Wheel: A pulley wheel suspended at the top of a scaffolding, around which runs a hand operated rope for hoisting and lowering tools and materials. Glazing Bars: Metal bars (traditionally wrought iron, more often nowadays stainless steel tipped) inserted into the window jambs and spanning a window aperture, for supporting the leaded lights which are then attached using copper wire ties. Gothic: Period of architecture from the 12th to the mid 16th century. Granite: Extremely hard and durable igneous stone. Not a freestone. Takes a high polish. Greek Architecture: Commonly used to refer to the three Orders of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. Grinshill: Honey coloured sandstone, very soft and easy to work, very high in silica. Grit Stone: Silica based stone comprised of loose particles. Can be very hard. Groin: The angle formed by the intersection of two vaulted surfaces. Also, the internal angle formed by two intersecting roofs. Grotesque: Fantastical representation of an animal or human. Grout: Liquid mortar for pouring into voids in a wall. Guiting: Orange coloured Cotswold limestone. Quite soft, variable texture with bits of clay and cricks. Gypsum: A crystalline form of limestone used extensively in the manufacture of plaster. |
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