crow-stepped gable
... that a crow-stepped gable is a roof slope design arising in the Middle Ages which was decorative, but also facilitated access to chimneys for maintenance?
... that a <b id="mwAew"><a class="mw-redirect" href="./Crow-stepped_gable" id="mwAe0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Crow-stepped gable">crow-stepped gable</a></b> is a roof slope design arising in the <a href="./Middle_Ages" id="mwAe4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a> which was decorative, but also facilitated access to <a href="./Chimney" id="mwAe8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Chimney">chimneys</a> for maintenance?