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Engineers House, the Glossary

The Engineers House is a historic building, previously known as Camp House, on The Promenade, Clifton Down, Bristol, England.^[1]

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Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.

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Bristol riots

The Bristol riots refer to a number of significant riots in the city of Bristol in England.

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A carbon footprint (or greenhouse gas footprint) is a calculated value or index that makes it possible to compare the total amount of greenhouse gases that an activity, product, company or country adds to the atmosphere.

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Charles Dyer (architect)

Charles Dyer (1794 in Bristol – 29 January 1848) was an architect based in London who designed many buildings in and around Bristol.

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Charles Pinney

Charles Pinney (29 April 179317 July 1867) was a British merchant and local politician in Bristol, England.

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Clifton Down

Clifton Down is an area of public open space in Bristol, England, north of the village of Clifton.

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Clifton, Bristol

Clifton is both a suburb of Bristol, England, and the name of one of the city's thirty-five council wards.

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Devon

Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Ionic order

The Ionic order is one of the three canonic orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric and the Corinthian.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

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Pediment

Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape.

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Portico

A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls.

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Reform Act 1832

The Representation of the People Act 1832 (also known as the Reform Act 1832, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 45) that introduced major changes to the electoral system of England and Wales.

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Tuscan order

The Tuscan order (Latin Ordo Tuscanicus or Ordo Tuscanus, with the meaning of Etruscan order) is one of the two classical orders developed by the Romans, the other being the composite order.

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Wiltshire

Wiltshire (abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineers_House