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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
PATENT FUEL A mixture of coals that have been formed into briquettes or blocks. This fuel took its name from the fact that it was under patent in the late nineteenth century. Preferred term 118633 -
Patent Office Narrow term 92864 -
PATERA A flat oval or circular ornamental feature decorated in relief, often with flutes or floral motifs. Preferred term 138068 -
Paternoster Narrow term 138840 -
PATH A way made for pedestrians, especially one merely made by walking (often not specially constructed). Preferred term 71123 -
PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT A hospital department where research and treatment into the causes and nature of diseases or abnormal bodily conditions is carried out. Preferred term 92865 -
PATIENTS VILLA A detached block within a hospital complex used as sleeping accommodation for patients. Preferred term 92866 -
PATIO A small paved area attached to a building. Preferred term 92867 -
PATROL BOAT A small warship engaged in patrolling coastal waters. Preferred term - -
PATROL SUBMARINE Diesel engined submarine designed for long ocean voyages in search of enemy shipping. Preferred term - -
PATTE D'OIE A garden featrue where several allees radiate from a single point (usually the house). French for 'Goose Foot' Preferred term 159287 -
PATTEN An overshoe with a thick sole or set on an iron ring to raise the wearer's foot out of the mud and so protect normal shoes. Preferred term 96578 -
PATTERN An example from which another object is made. Preferred term 97401 -
PATTERN SHOP Workshop for the manufacture of master parts from working drawings which are then used as patterns for mass manufacture. Preferred term 71594 -
PATTINSON REFINERY A long building with a louvred roof in which silver is refined using the Pattinson Process, which had been developed in the 1830s. Preferred term 143953 -
Pauper Lunatic Asylum Narrow term 92868 -
PAUPER SCHOOL A school for the teaching of poor children, often the recipients of Poor Law relief. Preferred term 92869 -
PAVEMENT A path or road for pedestrians, laid or beaten in with stones or other materials. Preferred term 70316 -
PAVEMENT LIGHTS A frame containing glass tiles or bricks set into a pavement to allow the lighting of basement areas. Preferred term 152384 -
PAVILION A section of a building distinguished from the rest either architecturally or as a separate structure joined to the main building, often intended for entertainment, specialised functions or ornamental purposes. Preferred term 138069 -
PAVILION A light, sometimes ornamental structure in a garden, park or place of recreation, used for entertainment or shelter. Use specific type where known. Preferred term 69036 -
PAVILION PLAN A plan form in which pavilions lead off from a spiral corridor. Preferred term 138070 -
PAVILION SCHOOL A school design consisting of single-storey buildings with classrooms entered from a verandah. Preferred term 159324 -
PAVILION WARD BLOCK Detached block comprising one or more storeys of wards. Preferred term 92870 -
PAVILION WARD BLOCK A pavilion ward in a workhouse, used to accommodate inmates Preferred term 141264 -
PAVING STONES Flat stones used to create flat surfaces, e.g. pavements. Preferred term 79121 -
Pawn Shop Narrow term 92871 -
PAWNSHOP A pawnbrokers shop or place of business. Preferred term 92872 -
PAX A tablet with a handle fitted to the back of it. Preferred term 95990 -
PAY OFFICE An office for the payment of wages, especially in industrial or commercial complexes. Preferred term 71794 -

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