2026-04-08T21:28:42+01:0012,437234415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects467869207MATCH FACTORYYA building where matches are manufactured.1P833192577MATCH LODGEYA building at the entrance to an factory manufacturing explosives where a person was searched for matches, prior to entering the workplace.1P1217183333MATCHESYSmall pieces of wood, tipped with a chemical composition which ignites when rubbed against a rough or, if safety matches, prepared surface. Normally contained within a small box.77P1211101759100019MATCHLOCK MUSKETYA musket fired by a piece of burning match being held in the lock which, when the trigger was pulled, would contact with powder in the pan to set off the charge.128P833292578MATERNITY BLOCKYA hospital block where pregnant women are accommodated and receive medical treatment before and after child birth.1P833392579MATERNITY CLINICYA self-contained establishment (out-patients) where pregnant women receive check-ups, counselling and medical treatment.1P833492580Maternity HomeN1N833592581MATERNITY HOSPITALYA hospital for the reception of women during their confinement.1P833692582MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTEYA building used by an organization or society instituted to promote the study of mathematics through lectures, research, etc.1P679490117Matrons HouseN1N12320109113MATSYArticles, usually woven from coarse fibres or made from hard wearing materials (eg. rubber or cork) used to protect the floor or for lying, sitting or kneeling on.77P121210176095786MATTOCKYA tool used for digging where the blade is at right angles to the handle.128P121310176196548MATTRESSYA bag or case stuffed or padded, designed to be slept on.128P11715164372MATTRESS FACTORYYA factory where matresses are made.1P11032148437MATZEVAHYA Jewish graveyard headstone.1P121410176296947MAULYA massive hammer of wood, stone or iron.128P508770087MAUSOLEUMYA monumental burial place, usually for a single person or family.1P11189159298MAYCRETE HUTYA prefabricated structure of reinforced concrete posts supporting a pitched roof frame with an infilling of sawdust concrete panels. Produced by Maycrete Ltd during WWII.1P833792583MAYORS RESIDENCEYThe official residence of the chief officer of the municipal corporation of a city or borough in England.1P510370103MAYPOLEYA high pole, painted with spiral stripes of different colours and decked with flowers, erected on an open space, often the village green, for merrymakers to dance around on May Day.1P450769024MAZEYA confusing and baffling network of winding and intercommunicating paths, often bordered by high hedges or walls. Some early examples are believed to have had ritual uses. Use more specific type where known.1P121510176396789MAZERYA drinking bowl, often wooden.128P11446160532Mcnaughton TubeN1N10848143548Meacon StationN1N833892584MEADOWYA piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay.1P1199979082MEALYA powder made by grinding the edible part of various grains, and used as a foodstuff.77P3808139523MEAL SPOUTYA funnel, connected to an opening in the floor of the tun encasing the grindstones in a corn mill, that carries ground meal away to a bin or sack.546P586371049Meandering Linear EarthworkN1N121610176497086MEASUREMENTNObjects used to measure time, distance, weight, number or natural forces.128P121710176595352MEASURING RODYA measuring rule not graduated in feet.128P