Immediately below one's feet lies the compact little city, with its red roofs and green chimney pots, its narrow streets and vivid awnings, its wide avenues and the ancient Castle to the north.
In both provinces chimneys are seen without the chimney pot.
Outside the rain was increasing in violence, and throughout the sleepy little town one could hear the crashing of slates and chimney pots as they were dashed by the blast onto the pavements of the streets.
Several times in the night they were awoke by the gusts, which shook the whole house, and they heard the crashing of falling chimney pots above the din of the gale.
The earlier forms are likely to have been rectangular, the round following and developing later short masonry shafts which were finally given height by the addition of chimney pots.
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Homes have been rocked, walls have been split, chimney pots and roof tiles have been shaken to the ground.
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All the windows on the first floor were replaced in order to recreate its former appearance and chimney pots of the original design were added.
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It was offered, until he poured sand and glass down thechimneypotand stuffed it up and could not undo it.
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If one wanted a newchimneypot, it was the liability of the denomination.
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The cowl, usually made of galvanized iron, is fitted to thechimneypotto prevent wind blowing the smoke back down into the room below.
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Other industries in the town included brick making andchimneypotmanufacture.
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She emerges from thechimneypoton top of the house and her scattered remains fall to the ground.
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The "stovepipe hat" was a variety with mostly straight sides, while one with slightly convex sides was called thechimneypot.
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Level 4 architectural detail such as chimney pots, string courses and pilasters are shown.
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He must have practical experience of the building, from the drains to the chimney pots, and he could tell us all about it.
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On test flights, displayed in its green factory livery, it screams over the local chimney pots, including my own.
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There is no doubt that by the reduction of varieties of, for instance, baths and chimney pots, one can get a considerable economy in labour.
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During that time houses were rocked, chimney pots were dislodged and roof tiles were thrown from the roof.
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The average weekly earnings for all classes of men employed in the manufacture of building bricks, roofing and flooring tiles, chimney pots, etc.
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Much of the damage such as broken slates and fallen chimney pots is not readily assessable.
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