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Burford Methodist Church has aprons beneath its five upper windows.

An apron is a raised section of ornamental stonework below a window ledge, stone tablet, or monument.[1]

Aprons were used by Roman engineers to build Roman bridges. The main function of apron was to surround the feet of the piers.[2]

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  1. ^ Pevsner, p872.
  2. ^ Ruddock, Ted (2017-05-15). Masonry Bridges, Viaducts and Aqueducts. Routledge. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-351-91928-9.

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