wagon vault

See barrel vault.

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wagon vault

(Architecture) another name for barrel vault

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Tonnengewölbe

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References in periodicals archive

Its oldest parts were once a chapel, contemporary with Ralph de Wysham, and this remarkable piece of architecture with its timber framed wagon vault roof is mentioned in some serious guide books, namely Pevsner's Buildings of England and the Burke and Savills Guide to Country Houses.

Manor reveals an older history

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