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Sacristy Safe storage for the church valuables
Sanctuary Location of the church to the east of the alter rails
Sap to undermine a wall
See Ecclesiastical area under control of a bishop
Sepulche A tomb
Shaft the part between the capital and the base of a pillar but usually applied to the small columns clustered around pillars or found in the jambs of doors or windows
Shell Keep A high circular or many sided keep built on top of a motte with domestic buildings inside
Siege The blockade of a castle or town to force the surrender of the occupants.
Siege tower A timber tower sometimes with wheels that attackers used to reach the height of the castle
Shaft The main part of a column
Shingle Small tiles of wood used to cover a roof
Slight To destroy a castle and make it useless
Slype Covered walkway bewteen trancepts and chapter-house
Solar The private living quarters of a Lord. Usually next to the great hall
Spandrel Triangular space above the haunch of an arch
Spire Conical construction on top of a tower
Stained Glass The glass is stained with metallic oxides and painted afterwards with finer details
Stairs Series of steps made of worrd or stone giving access to different floors
Steeple Combined spire and tower where there is no defined join
Strapwork Ornament that imitates interlacing bands of leather
String-course Band, sometimes projecting, of horizontal masonry
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Tabard A tunic having no sleeves and open at the sides that is worn over the armour and decorated to show the wearer's faction
Tenant-in-chief A lord who has been given land by a king
Tie-beam Horizontal beam used to hold rafters from spreading
Tracery Ornamental stonework in a window
Transepts Located to the north and south of the choir, providing extra chapels and useful for holding the central tower up
Transom Horizontal division of a window
Trebuchet Siege engine used to throw large objects
Triforium The portion of the internal wall of a cathedral above the arcade and below the clerestory that fronts the area above aisles
Tympanum Space between the lintel of a doorway and an arch above it
Turret A small tower
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Undercroft The crypt below the church
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