"Falling masonry" refers to pieces or chunks of bricks, stones, or other building materials that are breaking away or collapsing from a structure like a wall, chimney, or building. Full definition
Most of the state rooms used for entertaining foreign heads of state have not been decorated for decades, while Princess Anne was almost hit by falling masonry at Buckingham Palace a few years ago. (idealhome.co.uk)
Entire streets are cordoned off because of the risk of falling masonry, saplings have taken root on the steps of the Regional Council building, and patterned curtains flap in the open windows of houses where the ceilings have collapsed. (scientificamerican.com)
A Spanish man was killed on Thursday after he was struck by falling masonry inside one of Florence's most iconic churches. (premierchristianity.com)