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An Illustrated Glossary of Building Features
The Domestic Buildings Research Group (DBRG) are a group of volunteers who have been studying and recording the historic buildings of Surrey for the past 40 years. They have recorded more than 4,000 buildings — and have distilled their experience of historic building features into an Illustrated Glossary, which is available on-line.
This is an invaluable guide to the sometimes obscure architectural terms used to describe the different timbers in an ancient oak frame (just what is a ‘jowl post’?) or old brickwork (a ‘rat-trap bond’?). Each architectural term appears in the glossary linked to an illustration that makes it clear.
The terms are grouped in six categories, with an introduction and index:
- Introduction
- Alphabetical index
- House types
- Roof types
- Roof structures
- Timber framing - basic terms
- Timber framing - other terms
- Brickwork and Stonework
Our thanks to the Surrey DBRG for permission to access their Illustrated Glossary.