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Padstones

Scope note

Use for blocks of stone placed in masonry walls under girders or other beams or trusses in order to distribute the load; for shaped stones placed on sloping walls to support the copings of gables, use "kneelers (gable components)."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002716

Term used for

pad stones
stones, pad

Equivalent Terms used

padstone

Created

13yrs ago

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