Robin wrote:
The French windows on the first floor (or above), which open
inwards, but have an external gate to stop you falling out?

Juliet balcony?

No, you can stand on a Juliet balcony (Romeo did).

headscratching
I thought that while often played with a balcony all the texts call
for is a window.
/headscratching

So where did Juliet balcony get it's name then?

I believe they are called French balcony.

I have (as usual) to hand it to you: Google gives *much* more
interesting photos when shopping for "French balcony"
than for "Juliet balcony" )

http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=...-8&sa=N&tab=wf

Nice.

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Adam