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Object types that the Scheme uses

These terms are from the FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus (Forum on Information Standards in Heritage - FISH).

Term Scope note Term type SENESCHAL URI Other URI
Old Aged Pensioners Club Narrow term 92790 -
Old Peoples Asylum A historic term for a charitable institution caring for destitute, older people. Narrow term 92791 -
Old Peoples Home Narrow term 71461 -
OLIVE OIL Oil produced from the pulp of olives. Preferred term 79107 -
OLIVES Fruit native to the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Preferred term 160135 -
OLIVINE SAND Sand consisting of a mineral common in igneous rocks. Preferred term 86350 -
OLYMPIC VLLAGE Residential area built to house athletes and their coaches at the Olympic Games. The buildings are generally reused as public housing after the contest. Preferred term 159200 -
Omnibus Depot Narrow term 92792 -
Omnibus Station Narrow term 92793 -
ONION DRYING SHED A building where onions are laid out to dry. Preferred term 92794 -
ONIONS The plant, Allium cepa, whose bulb is used, usually for culinary purposes. Preferred term 79108 -
OPEN AIR SCHOOL An early to mid 20th century school designed to effect maximum ventilation and sunlight for its pupils. Preferred term 92795 -
Open Air Swimming Pool Narrow term 141898 -
Open Air Swimming Pool Narrow term 141897 -
OPEN AIR THEATRE An outdoor theatre for the staging of dramatic productions. Preferred term 92796 -
OPEN AIR WARD BLOCK A hospital ward block, completely open on the south side apart from a low railing and sun blind. It was thought beneficial for the recovery of wounded soldiers as well as those with diseases of the chest. Preferred term 95045 -
OPEN BRETHREN MEETING HOUSE A place of meeting and worship for Open Brethren, a non exclusive fundamentalist puritan sect which was created when the Brethren split in 1847. Preferred term 99544 -
Open Cast Coal Workings Narrow term 92797 -
Open Cast Copper Workings Narrow term 92798 -
Open Cast Iron Workings Narrow term 92799 -
OPEN CAST MINE An excavation open to the sky, caused by the extraction of coal, stone or similar. Use with product type where known. Preferred term 92800 -
Open Cast Tin Workings Narrow term 92801 -
Open Cast Workings Narrow term 92802 -
Open Conduit Narrow term 162978 -
OPEN FIELD An area of arable land with common rights after harvest or while fallow. Usually without internal divisions (hedges, walls or fences). Preferred term 68639 -
OPEN HALL A hall, or main living-room in a medieval house, open to the roof. Preferred term 138028 -
OPEN HALL HOUSE A house consisting of a single storey hall with two storey domestic ranges attached to either one or both ends. Preferred term 92803 -
OPEN HEARTH A hearth, normally placed clear of the walls, without a chimney stack or hood above. Preferred term 138029 -
OPEN HEARTH FURNACE A form of blast furnace. Steel is smelted in an open hearth while the waste gases are used to preheat the air blast. Preferred term 92804 -
OPEN PEDIMENT A pediment with a gap at its apex, sometimes filled with an urn or other decorative feature. Preferred term 138885 -

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