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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.