UK local history terms

UK local history terms

Note: although these are UK terms, those marked * are also used in the US. For instance there is a 'Shambles' in Chicago.

; Almshouse : A charitable home for those in need. *; Bastion : A defense work projecting from the line of a curtain wall in a fortification, particularly one designed for mounting artillery. It provides enfilading cover and is designed for its faces to be themselves enfiladed.; Bounds : The limits of a plot of land such as a parish or the premises of a College.; Cathedral Close : An enclosure pertaining to a cathedral in which such as staff housing and maintenance facilities are sited. ; Citadel : Fortress, Keep.; Crenelations : Fancy stonework on buildings.; Cross : As well as being a tombstone, a cross may also be an octagonal monument in the middle of a square.; Guild : A society of a particular trade.; Keystone : Stone forming the top of an arch. *; Livery Companies : Similar to guild.; Masonic Lodge : A meeting place for, or formerly for Freemasons. *; Old : Formerly of that purpose. (i.e. "The Old School House").; Plaza, Piazza : A square formed with buildings of continental appearance (from the Spanish and Italian versions of square). *; Quarter : District of a town (usually where a particular minority live or a particular trade is carried out).; Shambles : Abattoir/slaughterhouse. A road containing such a building. *; Wynd : Alley (Scottish).

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"See also:" US local history terms, Castle terms, Church, Cathedral,


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