Dormer
A dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface. Dormers are used, either in original construction or as later additions, to create usable space in the roof of a building by adding headroom and usually also by enabling addition of windows.
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—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
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—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
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—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)