cable-moulding

A moulding imitating a twisted rope.

cabochon

Diamond shaped inserts in a tile floor.

calcareous

Containing significant amount of calcium carbonate.

calcite

Crystalline form of calcium carbonate.

canopy

A hood over a door, window, niche or tomb.

cantilever

Horizontal projection fixed at one end and counter balanced.

capital

The head of a column.

cartouche

Panel in the form of a sheet of paper with curling edges.

caryatid

A column carved in the form of a human figure.

cast stone

Artificial stone

castellated

Wall with battlement on top.

cathodic protection

A system whereby the embedded steelwork being protected against corosion is made to act as a cathode

cavetto

A hollow moulding a quarter of a circle in section.

centering

Temporary wooden structure on which arch is built.

chamfer

Flat surface formed by planing off sharp angle at intersection of two surfaces.

chancel

The part of the east end of a church in which the alter is placed.

choir

That part of a church between the nave and chancel.

cinquefoil

A five lobed foil window.

clerestory

The upper levels of the main walls of the nave above the roof of the aisle.

cloisters

A vaulted, open-sided passage facing onto a quadrangle.

clunch

Chalk used for building.

Coade stone

A type of terracotta used since the 1770s and for much of the 19th century.

cobble wall

Wall built with beach cobbles.

coffer

A sunk panel in a ceiling, dome or vault.

colonnade

A row of columns carrying an entablature or arches.

column

Vertical member either free-standing or supporting a lintel.

console

An ornamental bracket

coping

Overhanging protective covering for the top of a wall.

corbel

Cantilevered stone of one or more courses that projects to form a bearing.

core

Internal filling of rubble in a wall.

cornerstone

Quoin

cornice

A horizontal moulded projection usually composed of three sections the cymatium, the corona or

drip section, and the bed moulding.

corona

The drip section of a cornice.

course

Layer of masonry units of uniform height.

coving

The concave moulding at the junction of a wall and ceiling.

creasing course

Course of tiles or slates laid in a bed joint projecting to form a drip.

crenellation

A battlement.

crocket

Decorative carved leaf shapes projecting at regular intervals from the angles of

spires, pinnacles, canopies, gables etc in Gothic architecture.

crossing

The space at the intersection of the nave, chancel and transepts of a church.

crown

The highest part of the curve of an arch or vault.

crypt

A vault beneath the main floor

cupola

A dome on a circular or polygonal base, above a roof or turret.

curtail step

The lowest step in a staircase, with a curved end that projects beyond the newel.

cusp

Projecting points formed at the meeting of the foils in Gothic tracery.

cutwater

The wedge-shaped pier of a bridge, constructed to break the current of water.

cyma recta

An ogee moulding, concave above and convex below.

cymatium

The upper section of a cornice.