The
Gable is the triangular end section of a pitched roof. Throughout the
different housing periods builders have chosen to decorate this area
with a wide range of styles and materials. From roughcast to simple
timbering, popular in 1920's and 1930's, to elaborate carved woodwork
from the Victorian
and Edwardian
periods.
Georgian
1 & 2 Herringbone
brickwork set within timber frames.
3 & 4 Simple
shaped edged painted wooden barge boards.
Victorian
1
& 2 Elaborate mid victorain bargeboards. 3 Decorative mock
timber
framing. 4 Plain bargeboard topped with an ornate roof finial.
Edwardian
1
- 4 Ornate carved wooden bargeboards with fish scale hanging tiles and
painted timbering.
1920's
- 1930's
1
& 2 Simpler mock timber framing.
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Gable
Products
Decorative
Barge, Tudor Boards and Eaves Details: House Martin
Architectural
Mouldings & Replica Installations: Curley G.R.P. Ltd
Wattim
Architectural Joinery
Architectural
Garden Centre: Finials
Dormers
& Gables: Uncle Johns
Vintage
Woodworks: Gable Decorations
Capital
Stone Carving
Useful
Research Websites
BBC
Homes 1920's:
BBC
Homes 1930's
Hidden
House History
Francis
Frith Photo Archive
The
Geffrye Museum
English
Architecture: Britain Express
Looking
at Buildings: Pevsner Architectural Guides
Useful
Links to Articles
Design
Styles- Architecture, interiors and furnishings: Dezignare
1930s
and Art Deco Fireplaces
Forum
Debates
Channel
4 Homes Forum
How
To Repair Brickwork- Youtube