| Gabled | Triangular upper part of wall between the slopes of the roof. |
| Gablet | Small opening at end of roof through which smoke from open hearth escaped. |
| Hipped | Pitched roof with sloped ends instead of vertical gables. |
| Hipped with Gablet | |
| Half hipped | Sloped ends start higher on end walls |
| Half hipped with gablet | |
| Pentice
| Narrow roof projecting from a wall, e..g. over a porch, window or gallery or sometimes a covered way between two buildings. |
©DBRG 11 October 2009