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A Contrasting UK locality
QCA Unit 13

Activities for home - Home Making

The words in this list describe parts of buildings.

Can you see any of them around the school? Make sure you look inside as well as outside the building.

Where are they?

Architrave

  

Banister

  

Barge board

  

Bond (English)

  

Breezeblock

  

Carved brickwork

  

Dormer window

  

Engineering brick

  

Flashing

  

Sash window

  

Lintel

  

Finial

  

  1. Find out what these terms mean and where on a building you will find these features.

  2. Take a walk around your local area and see if you can spot all the terms on the list.

  3. Visit an area with different types of buildings and see how many features you can spot.