Architecture: vocabulary

A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling is a ...

A channel along the eaves or on the roof, which collects and carries away rainwater is a ...

A small storeroom for storing foods or wines is a ...

A narrow shelf at the bottom of a window is a ...

A side post or lining of a doorway is a ...

A tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof or tower is a ...

A large open-air or skylight covered space surrounded by a building is an ...

She was standing by the fireplace, staring at the photographs that were crowded along the ___________ top.

• ledge

• mantlepiece

• sill

• mantle

He tripped, fell down a flight of stairs and lay motionless on the bottom __________.

• ledge

• lintel

• stair

• landing

I was sitting in the garden when suddenly my neighbour's head bobbed up from behind the __________.

• hedge

• ledge

• lawn

• hedgehog