FENESTRATION - Secondary/Small Scale

Secondary windows form an important aesthetic within historic places and, as well as adding interest, they help provide nice living spaces within and added natural surveillance without. Secondary windows are often found in gable ends, sometimes flanking chimneys but can also be found on upper levels, their modest size and proportions highlighting their lessened importance within the building as a whole.

Notable features of secondary windows, which are often located on upper floors or secondary elevations, include: Simple details echoing the principal windows within the building but lessened in scale, retaining heads and cills, often located high up on gable ends. Often these windows retain older glazing where the rest of the windows have been altered and this is something to value.