Warain settled on the low plinth the bench sat on, reached deep within his silk tunic, and pulled out a beautifully etched duraglass case.

They had all been set on high stone pedestals, while this one stood on a low plinth, no higher than a herring box; and only this one had occult shielding around it.

Originally decorated with coloured glass and coloured pastes the brass is now mounted on a low plinth at the centre of the chancel and kept covered for protection.

From the main cornice to a low plinth, the miniature palace is clothed in the so-called "colossal order", which makes the structure look more impressive.

In the middle of the terrace stands the mausoleum proper on a low octagonal plinth.

There was a low plinth and I had pulled myself up to stand on it, using one of the iron stanchions as a support for the Husqvarna.

It is made from reinforced concrete, with the ground floor in black brick with a low plinth and patent red bricks, blue engineering bricks, Pennant stone steps, terracotta details and a Welsh slate roof.

It has a low plinth and a large dome, with windows in the frontage.

The pageant they built was crude - a ladder and a low plinth for God to sit on, a single trapdoor straight out on to the grass, a curtain across to conceal anyone who used it.

The statues on low plinths within the landscape were basalt as well.