chimneypots
Flue caps above
Chimneypots are the cylindrical or conical extensions fitted to the top of a chimney, designed to improve draft and prevent downdrafts or rain from entering.
They sit above the roofline, often in rows on older buildings: The London skyline bristled with Victorian chimneypots.
The term sometimes appears as two words or hyphenated.
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- restorationReturning something to condition
- ornateElaborately decorated
terracotta · period · historical · antique · nostalgic · bygone · patina · conservation
Chimney's inner passage
- stackItems piled vertically
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- cowlsHooded cloaks or covers
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
draft · masonry · brickwork · clay · crown · coping · chimneybreast · stovepipe
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- restorationReturning something to condition
ornate · terracotta · period · historical · antique · nostalgic · bygone · patina · conservation · reclaimed
flue
Chimney's inner passage
- stackItems piled vertically
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- cowlsHooded cloaks or covers
ventilation · draft · masonry · brickwork · clay · crown · coping · chimneybreast · stovepipe · fireplace
rooftops
Upper surfaces of buildings
ridge · shingles · tiles · slate · thatch · mansard · silhouette · skyline · cityscape · panorama
soot
Carbon from incomplete burning
ash · fumes · smoldering · creosote · woodstove · fireplace · exhaust · draft · carbon · woodsmoke
chimneypotsfoundation stones
Initial structural base elements
footings · sills · thresholds · cellar doors · drains