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Sacristy Safe storage for the church valuables
Sanctuary Location of the church to the east of the alter rails
Sepulchre 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
Shaft The main part of a column
Shell Keep A high circular or many sided keep built on top of a motte with domestic buildings inside
Shingle Small tiles of wood used to cover a roof
Siege tower A timber tower sometimes with wheels that attackers used to reach the height of the castle
Slype Covered walkway between transepts 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 wood 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
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
Triforium The portion of the internal wall of a cathedral above the arcade and below the clerestory that fronts the area above aisles
Turret A small tower
Tympanum Space between the lintel of a doorway and an arch above it
Undercroft The crypt below the church