Is there a name for a concave Victorian era roof like this?
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i'd call it a sweeping hip or a japanese hip, but that does mean anything formal.
Pagoda maybe?
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I want to call it a French roof but I am probably wrong. You see alot of curved rooves in Quebec...........
On a hill by the harbour
Since it sweeps clear to the tip, rather than simply flaring at the bottom it reminds me of something oriental. Not a sliver of help to you, but also not common on our local victorians. Sometimes a victorian flare can be quite extensive, but it's still mostly straight and it's the eye that makes it seem more curved.
That's a sharp roof though. I'll take one.
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I'd just call it a curved hip roof. Definitely suggests Japanese or Chinese roofs, or French Mansard roofs, but I don't know of any formal term for it. Maybe "Curved-Hip Roof" is more accurate.
That's your old bellcast roof. Fer real.
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/rhs/terms.html#04Thanks for fleshing out that hollow spot inside my head
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Thanks for the link to archy terms. I not only learned what a Bellcast is but the difference between mansard and gambrel.
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