Home›Buildings and Structures›Material›AshlarArchitectural MaterialAshlarStone and Masonry MaterialsReference and ClassificationDevelopingAshlar is finely dressed, precisely squared stone masonry laid in even, closely fitted courses with thin mortar joints, contrasted with rougher rubble masonry that uses irregular, minimally worked stones. The technique requires skilled cutting to achieve flush, tight joints and has been used since antiquity in monumental construction, from Egyptian and Greek temples to medieval European cathedrals and Renaissance palazzo facades, where its regularity conveyed permanence and status. Ashlar can be worked from limestone, sandstone, granite or marble, and its precision made it especially suited to load-bearing walls and to the visible facing of a rubble-cored wall.AshlarConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)AshlarFilter Results10 entriesBuilding FamilyAllChristian Churches and Cathedrals (3)Farmsteads and Homesteads (1)Farmsteads and Homesteads of the Southern United States (1)Historic Homes and Estates (Misfiled) (1)Manor and Country Houses (1)Mausoleums, Tombs and Mounds (1)Palaces of the United Kingdom and Ireland (2)Palaces of Western Europe (1)StyleAllEnglish Baroque Architecture (1)Georgian Architecture (1)Gothic Architecture (1)Greek Revival Architecture (1)Jacobean Architecture (1)Neo-Mudéjar (1)Neoclassical Architecture (1)Perpendicular Gothic Architecture (1)Tudor Revival Architecture (1)Building TypeAllAnglican cathedral (2)Church (1)Country House (2)Episcopal palace (1)Farm (1)House (1)Mansion (1)Monument (1)Palace (1)Completed YearAll1001 (1)1209 (1)1532 (1)1710 (1)1828 (1)1836 (1)1839 (1)1901 (1)Standing StatusAllStanding (10)GroupAllChristian Churches and Cathedrals (3)Farmsteads and Homesteads of the Southern United States (1)Historic Homes and Estates (Misfiled) (1)Manor and Country Houses (1)Mausoleums, Tombs and Mounds (1)Palaces of the United Kingdom and Ireland (2)Palaces of Western Europe (1)PlaceAllFrance (1)Spain (1)United Kingdom (7)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10All Saints' Church, BillockbyAshlarArc de TriompheAshlarArchiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de HenaresAshlarCalderstones HouseAshlarHartwell House, BuckinghamshireAshlarHood-Anderson FarmAshlarMarshcourtAshlarSt Paul's CathedralAshlarWinchester CathedralAshlarWolvesey PalaceAshlarConnectionsAssociated WithVault, Elements and Materials Well-attested Seen InAll Saints' Church, Billockby, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source All Saints' Church, Billockby (Wikipedia)Arc de Triomphe, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Arc de Triomphe (Wikipedia)tier 3Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcala de Henares (Wikipedia)Calderstones House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Calderstones House (Wikipedia)Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire (Wikipedia)Hood-Anderson Farm, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Hood-Anderson Farm (Wikipedia)Marshcourt, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Marshcourt (Wikipedia)St Paul's Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source St Paul's Cathedral (Wikipedia)tier 3Winchester Cathedral, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Winchester CathedralWolvesey Palace, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wolvesey Palace (Wikipedia)SourcesWikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Ashlar, introductory paragraph, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashlaris cut and dressed stone worked to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular; a structure built from such stones; and the look created by the dressing technique.Wikipedia: Ashlar, Description section, on Inca ashlar at Machu PicchuThe dry ashlar of Inca architecture in Cusco and Machu Picchu is particularly fine and famous.View the SourceWikipedia: Winchester CathedralWikipediaSeen In: Winchester Cathedral, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Winchester Cathedral, Article bodyThis they achieved by encasing the Norman stone in new ashlar, recutting the piers with Gothic mouldings and pointed archesView the SourceArc de Triomphe (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Arc de Triomphe, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Arc de Triomphe, Article bodyvast ashlar masonry massesView the SourceArchiepiscopal Palace of Alcala de Henares (Wikipedia)Seen In: Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares, Article bodyIt is divided into two bodies, being the low of ashlarView the SourceHood-Anderson Farm (Wikipedia)Seen In: Hood-Anderson Farm, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Hood-Anderson Farm, Article bodywell constructed of ashlar masonryView the SourceCalderstones House (Wikipedia)Seen In: Calderstones House, Article textQuote, Seen In: Calderstones House, Article textIt is a 'restrained neo-classical' ashlar mansion of three floorsView the SourceSt Paul's Cathedral (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: St Paul's Cathedral, Article textQuote, Seen In: St Paul's Cathedral, Article textThe building is of two storeys of ashlar masonry, above a basement, and surrounded by a balustrade above the upper cornice.View the SourceMarshcourt (Wikipedia)Seen In: Marshcourt, Article textQuote, Seen In: Marshcourt, Article textThe house was built on the hillside, out of locally quarried chalk cut as ashlar, known as clunch.View the SourceWolvesey Palace (Wikipedia)Seen In: Wolvesey Palace, Article textQuote, Seen In: Wolvesey Palace, Article textThe palace is faced with ashlar, reused from a previously building.View the SourceAll Saints' Church, Billockby (Wikipedia)Seen In: All Saints' Church, Billockby, Article textQuote, Seen In: All Saints' Church, Billockby, Article textIt is of flint with ashlar dressings, and has a thatched roof; the interior includes an octagonal 15th-century font.View the SourceHartwell House, Buckinghamshire (Wikipedia)Seen In: Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire, Article textQuote, Seen In: Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire, Article textThe Jacobean north front of the house is constructed of ashlar and has a projecting porch with a bow window above.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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