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Wainscot
 Wooden panelling lining the lower part of an internal wall.
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Wall plate
A beam, usually of timber, resting on a wallhead, on which the lower ends of the roof-trusses rest
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Truss
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Wall ties
 In a cavity wall, the metal strips which link the inner and outer walls
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Cavity wall
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Wallhead
The top of a masonry wall. On the inside this can sometimes be seen from the roofspace.
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Masonry
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Water gate
A channel, usually lead-lined formed between a skew and the roofing material (slate etc).
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Lead; Skew, skewput; Slates
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Weldmesh
A wire lattice in which the horizontal and vertical wires are welded together where the meet. Weldmesh can be powder-coated with resin, and used to provide almost invisible protection to stained and leaded glass windows.
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Leaded glass; Stained glass
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Wet dash
As opposed to dry dash, a render in which the particles of aggregate are covered in the binding material, with the mixture dashed on to the wall surface.
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Aggregate; Dry dash; Render
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Wheel window
A circular window with the glazed area divided into segments by
radiating 'spokes'. Almost the same as a rose window
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Rose window
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Whinstone
A hard stone, formed by molten or semi-molten volcanic rock welling up through the surface rock. Whinstone is usually dark in colour, and cannot be dressed to a fine finish. When used in church buildings it is usually set in a framework of sandstone dressings.
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Sandstone
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Wing
Part of a building subsidiary to its main body.
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Aisle
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Wrought iron
 A form of iron containing little carbon, but having then layers of slag between fibres of metallic iron. It is resistant to corrosion, and is tough, rather than brittle. Used to make gates, railings, ironmongery and nails. Common in buildings built before the 1930s, but now difficult to obtain, and expensive.
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Ironmongery
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