Access/Weight pocket |
The removable timber piece within the boxes giving access to the weights for re-cording. See diagram (23) |
Back lining |
See diagram (11) |
Bevelled Face |
See diagram (5) |
Bottom Rail |
The lowest element of the bottom sash See diagram (3) |
Cill |
The lower element of the box. See diagram (15) |
Counter weight |
See diagram (18) |
Georgian windows |
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Glazing bar |
Slender timber bars, with a decorative moulding on the inner face, that forms a grid-like framework that holds panes of glass within a timber window frame See diagram (7) |
Horns |
Small projecting spurs of timber on a sash window (hanging down from the top sash and projecting up from the bottom sash), introduced from the mid-19th century to strengthen the joints. |
Inner lining |
See diagram (8) |
Meeting Rail |
The horizontal part of a sash. See diagram (4) |
Outer lining |
See diagram (9) |
Parting Bead |
Traditionally a timber element Located between two sashes to keep them apart. See diagram (16) |
Pulley lining |
See diagram (10) |
Pulley wheel |
See diagram (20) |
Sash |
That part of a window frame that slides up or down, usually counterbalanced on weights. A sash window is a window that contains such sliding sashes. |
Sash cord |
See diagram (19) |
Sash fastener |
See diagram (21) |
Soffit lining |
See diagram (13) |
Staff Bead or Stop Bead |
The timber installed around the inside face of the box to retain the lower sash within the unit. See diagram (17) |
Through Mortice & tenon joint |
See diagram (6) |
Top Rail |
See diagram (2) |
Vertical Stile |
See diagram (1) |