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−	This crinkle crankle wall and curved gateway leads ~~the way~~ to private gardens. Inside this entrance there is a curved gate to match the wall.	+	This crinkle crankle wall and curved gateway leads to private gardens. Inside this entrance there is a curved gate to match the wall.
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−	Pevsner’s Architectural Glossary (second edition) was published by Yale University Press in 2018.	+	Pevsner’s Architectural Glossary (second edition) was published by Yale University Press in 2018. It defines a crinkle crankle wall as: ‘A garden wall undulating in a series of serpentine curves, especially in Suffolk’. This type of serpentine wall is also referred to as crinkum crankum, sinusoidal, ribbon or wavy wall. The term crinkle crankle was used in the late 1500s to describe an object with bends; it became associated with wavy walls in England in the 1700s.

−	~~It defines a~~ crinkle crankle ~~wall as: ‘A garden wall undulating in a series of serpentine curves, especially in Suffolk’~~.	+	In addition to being found in gardens (where they were sometimes used for growing fruit), crinkle crankle walls may have defensive purposes or may demarcate property boundaries.

−	~~In addition to being found in gardens (where they were sometimes used for growing fruit), crinkle crankle walls may have defensive purposes. They can be used to demarcate property boundaries.~~	+	A form of construction incorporating alternating curves was used in Ancient Egypt. It was also used by Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia. The technique typically requires less material than a traditional, straight wall, as the walls do not use mass to achieve lateral stability.
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−	~~This type of serpentine wall is also referred to as crinkum crankum, sinusoidal, ribbon or wavy wall. This~~ form of construction, incorporating alternating curves, was used in Ancient Egypt. It was also used by Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia. The technique typically requires less material than a traditional, straight wall.	+
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−	~~The term crinkle crankle is particularly English. It was used in~~ the ~~late 1500s~~ to ~~describe an object with bends; it became associated with wavy walls in England in the 1700s~~.	+

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	It defines a crinkle crankle wall as: ‘A garden wall undulating in a series of serpentine curves, especially in Suffolk’.		It defines a crinkle crankle wall as: ‘A garden wall undulating in a series of serpentine curves, especially in Suffolk’.

−	In addition to being found in gardens (where they were sometimes used for growing fruit), crinkle crankle walls may ~~be structural or~~ defensive.	+	In addition to being found in gardens (where they were sometimes used for growing fruit), crinkle crankle walls may have defensive purposes. They can be used to demarcate property boundaries.

	This type of serpentine wall is also referred to as crinkum crankum, sinusoidal, ribbon or wavy wall. This form of construction, incorporating alternating curves, was used in Ancient Egypt. It was also used by Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia. The technique typically requires less material than a traditional, straight wall.		This type of serpentine wall is also referred to as crinkum crankum, sinusoidal, ribbon or wavy wall. This form of construction, incorporating alternating curves, was used in Ancient Egypt. It was also used by Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia. The technique typically requires less material than a traditional, straight wall.

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Pevsner’s Architectural Glossary (second edition) was published by Yale University Press in 2018.

It defines a crinkle crankle wall as: ‘A garden wall undulating in a series of serpentine curves, especially in Suffolk’.

In addition to being found in gardens (where they were sometimes used for growing fruit), crinkle crankle walls may be structural or defensive.

This type of serpentine wall is also referred to as crinkum crankum, sinusoidal, ribbon or wavy wall. This form of construction, incorporating alternating curves, was used in Ancient Egypt. It was also used by Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia. The technique typically requires less material than a traditional, straight wall.

The term crinkle crankle is particularly English. It was used in the late 1500s to describe an object with bends; it became associated with wavy walls in England in the 1700s.

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* Brick wall.
* Garden.
* Unusual construction terms.
* Walls.

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