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Inglenook
Also called ingle, ingle-nook, inglenooks
A recess for sitting beside a large open fireplace, often with built-in benches under a low beam; revived by the Arts and Crafts and Edwardian architects as the heart of the living hall.
See also: Living hall
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The House in England and America.
A feature of Arts and Crafts, Edwardian architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Impluvium · Impost · Impost block · In antis · Inset corner · Insula · Intercolumniation · Interior street