Illustrated Dictionary of British Churches - Bracket Definition

History and Architecture

Bracket

A projection, usuallly from a wall, that supports a statue, shelf, arch, or cornice. Brackets could be highly decorative, but they fulfilled an eminently practical function of supporting weight. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with corbel.

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This king of Mercia built an immense earthwork stretching the length of the current Welsh border



19 March, 1284

Statute of Rhuddlan

The statute set the standard for laws and administration in Wales, under English control

This king's men brought the Stone of Scone to London, where it stayed beneath the coronation chair for almost 7 centuries



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