2026-04-09T08:50:04+01:0012,437297415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects877393042Punt ShelterN1N152710207695472PUPPETYA small doll controlled by the operators hand either directly or with strings.128P614171460PURIFIERYA machine used in a mill to remove bran scales and flour from grits or middlings.1P877493043PURIFIER HOUSEYA building, within a gas works, housing a gas purifier.1P972494186Puritan ChapelN1N3294138131PURLINYA horizontal timber set in the plane of a roof's slope and supporting common rafters.546P1228287172PURPLE OREYA sulphide of copper and iron, reddish brown in colour.77P152810207796723PURSEYA small bag or pouch for carrying money, especially coins.128P2120135278Purse BarN128N1529102078Purse FrameN128N1530102079Purse MountNIf thought to be used for ignition use strike a light.128N3295138132Put Log HoleN546N877593044PUT ON STONEYA stone used to instruct a coachman to take an extra trace horse to assist on roads of a steep gradient.1P3699138954PUTLOG HOLEYA hole in a wall in which cross timbers, known as putlogs, were placed to allow scaffolding to be erected. Putlog holes are often left unfilled and are often the only evidence for the use of scaffolding.546P10822143490PUTTING GREENYAn open area of prepared ground used for practising putting with golf clubs.1P877693045PUTTY MILLYA factory where putty, used as a means of securing windows and for setting plumbing fixtures, is produced from a combination of whiting and oil.1P153110208095637PUZZLEYA toy designed to exercise the ingenuity.128P650578192Pye KilnN1N1532102081100070PYGMY CUPYAn accessory vessel to a cremation.128P483869372PylonN1N10693142073Pyre SiteN1N1222684302PYRITESYTraditionally a mineral that could be used for striking fire but now a term commonly used to refer to various sulphides, especially iron disulphide.77P11396160405PYROTECHNIC STORE (2647/37)YA protected building used for the storage of explosives and other pyrotechnic equipment and designed to Air Ministry drawing number 2647/37.1P977994376Pyrotechnics StoreN1N153310208295979PYXYA container in which the Sacrament is carried.128P2346100433Q SHIPYA small merchant ship or warship with concealed weapons, intended as a trap for enemy submarines.143P10080104073Q SITEYA decoy site designed to simulate the flarepath lighting of permanent RAF stations, to lure attacking night bombers away from legitimate targets.1P11288160289Q SITE SHELTER (3395/40)YAn operations room, built to drawing number 3395/40, to control the lighting arrays of the 'T' type of bombing decoy in use during the Second World War. It was semi-sunken for added protection and then covered in earth1P11289160290Q SITE SHELTER (367/41)YAn operations room, built to drawing number 367/41, to control the lighting arrays of the DREM type of bombing decoy in use during the Second World War. Unlike earlier designs it was surface built and then covered in earth to protect against flooding.1P11290160291QF SITEYA decoy fire positioned close to a legitimate target which would be lit in the event of an incendiary attack in the hope that subsequent bombs would be drawn to the area of the decoy.1P