2026-04-09T19:14:25+01:0012,437243415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects11197159306MINISTRY OF SUPPLY TIMBER HUTYA prefabricated structure of a light timber frame with external weather boarded walls and a timber felt covered roof. They were used as barrack blocks during WWII. Manufactured by Magnet Limited.1P11195159304MINISTRY OF WORKS HALL HUTYA prefabricated structure of lightweight timber wall sections bolted together. Externally the walls were clad with plasterboard covered with felt. Designed for use as officers accomodation during WWII.1P11191159300MINISTRY OF WORKS STANDARD HUTYA concrete hut produced by the Ministry of Works as a cheaper alternative to the BCF Hut as any suitable wall cladding could be employed in its construction. Usually used to form barrack blocks on airfields from 1944 onwards.1P10904144568MINK FARMYA building or group of buildings used for the raising of mink, a semi-aquatic mammal which is farmed for its fur.1P10334139857MINKAYStandard dwelling of the non-ruling classes of Japan until the mid twentieth century. Minkas are timber-framed houses with mud-plastered panels and thatched roofs. The design varies from region to region. Minkas served as home as well as workplace.1P10346140076Minka HouseN1N604471326Minor VillaN1N841592666MinoriesN1N510870108MINSTERYA complex of buildings, often within an enclosure, housing a pre-Benedictine Reform secular religious community. Now commonly used to describe the main church within such a complex, which over time attained higher status.1P3694138949Minstrels GalleryN546N423168741MINTYA place where money is coined under public authority.1P125210180197392MIRRORYA polished reflective surface.128P125310180297391MIRROR CASEYA case which holds and protects a mirror.128P12401144620MIRRORSY"Looking glasses", up to and including the medieval period made of polished steel or other reflective metals; later a piece of glass with a reflective coating, e.g. silver or aluminium.77P3152137986MISERICORDYA projection from the bottom of a church stall designed to provide some support for a person standing in long services.546P1254101803100062MISERICORD (DAGGER)YA form of dagger.128P1255101804100061MISERICORD (SEAT)YA projection on the under side of a hinged choir stall seat providing support during long periods of standing.128P841692667MisericordeNAn apartment in a monastery where monks were able to eat and drink.1N841792668MISSILE BASEYA site for the storage, preparation and launching of missiles.1P9953100195MISSILE FACTORYYA factory for the production of missiles1P11731164396MISSILE SILOYAn underground vertical cylindrical structure for the storage and launching of ballistic missiles.1P11729164391MISSILE TEST SITEYAn area for the testing of guided missiles.1P11732164397MISSILE UNDERGROUND LAUNCHERYA prototype semi-underground silo based launch system specifically designed to hold and fire the Blue Streak Missile. The silo was constructed at RAF Spadeadam in c1959 and abandoned in April 1960.1P10312139322MISSIONYA building or compound housing a permanent establishment of members of a religious organization to do missionary work.1P627271622MISSION CHURCHYA church established by a religious community to propogate its faith.1P626571613MISSION HALLYA building used for meetings and worship by a religious community trying to propogate its faith in an area.1P841892669Missionary CollegeN1N614871470MistalN1N519770197MITHRAEUMYA Roman sanctuary, devoted to the Graeco-Roman cult of Mithras.1P11573162883Mitre GateN1N