bargeboard
Decorative roof edge
A bargeboard is a decorative board running along the edge of a gabled roof, covering the ends of the roof timbers where they project beyond the wall.
Often ornately carved in Victorian architecture, bargeboards add visual interest to what would otherwise be plain structural elements: The cottage featured intricate bargeboards with Gothic tracery.
Connective tissue sheet
- soffitArchitectural element's underside
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- raftersSloped roof beams
- vergeBorder or cusp
gable · roofline · ridge · cornice · dormer · finial · truss · overhang
Interlocking ornamental design
- gingerbreadSpiced molasses bake
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- piercedHad hole made
filigree · embellishment · decoration · carved · scalloped · lattice · openwork · cutwork
Edged carving implement
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- fretsawU-framed fine-cutting tool
- scrollsawFine-bladed cutting tool
carving · woodwork · craftsmanship · lathe · router · template · millwork · moulding
Architectural return to medieval forms
- Queen AnneEnglish monarch, furniture period
- gingerbread trimOrnamental architectural woodwork
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- bay windowOutward-curving window alcove
stained glass · hipped roof · balustrade · pediment · portico · bracketed · cupola · sash windows
fascia
Connective tissue sheet
verge · gable · roofline · ridge · cornice · dormer · finial · truss · overhang · cladding
fretwork
Interlocking ornamental design
- gingerbreadSpiced molasses bake
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
pierced · filigree · embellishment · decoration · carved · scalloped · lattice · openwork · cutwork · flourish
chisel
Edged carving implement
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- fretsawU-framed fine-cutting tool
scrollsaw · carving · woodwork · craftsmanship · lathe · router · template · millwork · moulding · turning
Gothic Revival
Architectural return to medieval forms
- Queen AnneEnglish monarch, furniture period
- gingerbread trimOrnamental architectural woodwork
- turretProtruding fortified structure
bay window · stained glass · hipped roof · balustrade · pediment · portico · bracketed · cupola · sash windows · Italianate
temple
Sacred worship structure