"SCAREY-B.HERE-ON-THE.NET" wrote
| Means of Escape in case of fire etc etc
| .well would this not be the window

Possibly not.

Escape Windows:

- An ‘Escape Window’ must be accessible via a ladder to assist rescue of the
occupants from the new room(s).
- Whether incorporated within a dormer or a roof light, it must have a clear
opening area of 0.33m2 with either the height or width being at least 450mm.
- The escape window should be within 1.7 metres of the eaves, measured along
the roof slope.
- The height of the sill of the vertical window should be between 800mm and
1100mm above the floor, and for a roof window between 600mm and 1100mm above
floor level.

http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/council/...g-control/bc-l
eaflet3.htm

See also

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/buildingcontrol/leaflet_04.php

Owain