UK local history terms
Note: although these are UK terms, those marked * are also used in the US. For instance there is a 'Shambles' in Chicago.
Almshouse -
A charitable home for those in need. * Bastion -
A defence work projecting from the line of a curtain wall in a fortification, particularly one designed for mounting artillery. It provides enfilading cover and is designed for its faces to be themselves enfiladed. Bounds -
The limits of a plot of land such as a parish or the premises of a College. Cathedral Close -
An enclosure pertaining to a cathedral in which such as staff housing and maintenance facilities are sited. Citadel -
Fortress, Keep. Crenelations -
Fancy stonework on buildings. Cross -
As well as being a tombstone, a cross may also be a octagonal monument in the middle of a square. Guild -
A society of a particular trade. Keystone -
Stone forming the top of an arch. * Livery Companies -
Similar to guild. Masonic Lodge -
A meeting place for, or formerly for Freemasons. * Old -
Formerly of that purpose. (i.e. The Old School House). Plaza, Piazza -
A square formed with buildings of contential appearance (form the Spanish and Italian versions of square). * Quarter -
District of a town (usually where a particular minority live or a particular trade is carried out). Shambles -
Abbatoir/slaughterhouse. A road containing such a building. * Wynd -
Alley (Scottish). See also: US local history terms, Castle terms, Church, Cathedral
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