2026-04-08T09:31:51+01:0012,437233415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects675087826MARSHALLING YARDYA series of parallel railway sidings on which goods wagons originating from different locations can be sorted or re-sorted into new trains before being despatched to their next destination or sorting points.1P831892562MarshalseaN1N831992563MARSHMANS COTTAGEYThe residence of a marsh keeper.1P437968893MARTELLO TOWERYA coastal gun/watch tower built as part of the anti-invasion defences during the Napoleonic Wars.1P571070835Martin Down Style EnclosureN1N832092564MASH HOUSEYA brewery building where malt is mixed with hot water to form wort.1P120910175796788MASHERYA hand held device for mashing food, usually with a flat holed base attached to a handle.128P121010175896416MASKYAn object worn, or carried, to cover the face.128P832192565Masonic HallN1N11827169969Masonic HostelN1N832292566Masonic LodgeN1N832392567Masonic SchoolN1N832492568Masons HallN1N832592569Masons LodgeN1N3842139630MASONS MARKYA device, monogram or symbol incised in stonework by a mason as a means of identifying his work. Particularly common in Romanesque and Gothic buildings.546P3142137975MASONS MITREYThe non-diagonal joint at the right-angled meeting of two stone mouldings.546P832692570Masons TempleN1N10894144484MASS GRAVEYA pit used to bury a large number of people who have died, or been killed, either as a result of warfare, epidemics or natural disasters.1P653378244MAST HOUSEYA building where masts are made and stored.1P653278243MAST PONDYA pond with underwater arches where the poles for masts were stored to prevent them from drying and splitting.1P832792571Master Brewers HouseN1N832892572Master Hosiers HouseN1N832992573MASTER ROPEMAKERS HOUSEYThe residence of a master ropemaker.1P971494176MASTER SHIPWRIGHTS HOUSEYThe residence of a master shipwright.1P833092574Master Weavers HouseN1N3918141261MASTERS ROOMYRoom in a building or complex in which the master of an establishment, such as a workhouse or a school, is accommodated.546P3143137976MASTICATORYA powerful machine comprising a pair of heated cylinders revolving inside a chamber, and used for converting raw rubber into a soft plastic mass by being 'chewed' between knives or teeth projecting from the cylinders.546P11805167867Masting ShearsN1N9974100221MASTING SHEERSYA pair of SHEER LEGS mounted on shore or on a SHEER HULK, used as a crane to hoist a mast and lower it into place on a ship.1P1199879081MASTSYLong poles or spars, usually set vertically, on sailing boats and ships to support the sails.77P