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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
Rag And Chain Pump Narrow term 138978 -
RAG GRINDING MILL A mill in which textile rags were ground, either to enable the fibres to be respun or to use the pulp in the manufacture of paper. Preferred term 93074 -
RAG GRINDING SHED Shed for grinding rags, eg. for use in mungo and shoddy mills. Preferred term 87509 -
RAG MILL A mill used for grinding textile rags. Preferred term 93075 -
RAG SORTING HOUSE A building in which textile rags are sorted according to fibre types. Preferred term 94051 -
RAGGED SCHOOL A free school for poor children. Preferred term 93076 -
RAIDSAFE SHELTER A small, industrially manufactured, air raid shelter, designed to be used inside buildings and to provide cover for nightwatchmen or firewatchers remaining on site during air raids. Preferred term 160521 -
RAIL A rail used to suspend objects from. Preferred term 97319 -
RAIL A horizontal member of a wall frame between posts or studs, also the horizontal member in panelling, a panelled door or a window. Preferred term 138147 -
RAIL DEPOT A railway yard with associated buildings used for the maintenance and storage of locomotive engines and rolling stock. Preferred term 140776 -
RAILBLOCK Obstacles, often semi permanent, which are placed on railway lines to prevent the enemy from using them. Set up during the defence of Britain. Preferred term 141943 -
RAILING A barrier consisting of a horizontal rail supported by uprights. Preferred term 138148 -
RAILINGS A fence or barrier made of metal or wooden rails. Preferred term 70335 -
RAILWAY A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. Preferred term 70241 -
RAILWAY BRIDGE A bridge carrying a railway track across a river, valley, road etc. Preferred term 70221 -
RAILWAY BUFFET A small eating and drinking establishment or refreshment bar at a railway station for the use of passengers. Preferred term 93077 -
RAILWAY BUILDING A building or structure of unknown function found on a railway. Use more specific type where known Preferred term 162794 -
RAILWAY CARRIAGE Use for stationary railway carriage being used for a purpose it wasn't originally intended for - office, shelter, etc. Preferred term 88491 -
RAILWAY CARRIAGE SHED A building used to house railway carriages. Preferred term 71190 -
RAILWAY CARRIAGE WORKS An engineering site where railway carriages are manufactured. Preferred term 69285 -
RAILWAY COMPONENTS Equipment and parts used in the manufacture of railway tracks, locomotives and rolling stock. Preferred term 79150 -
RAILWAY CONTROL CENTRE A building used to coordinate movement of railway engines and rolling stock in the event of war. Preferred term 126733 -
Railway Crossing Keepers Cottage Narrow term 70772 -
RAILWAY CUTTING A man-made trough or valley through a hill, carrying at its base a railway. Preferred term 71187 -
RAILWAY EMBANKMENT A man-made ridge to carry a railway across a declivity or area subject to flooding. Preferred term 71188 -
Railway Engine Shed Narrow term 70845 -
RAILWAY ENGINEERING SITE Buildings, sites and structures associated with the construction and maintenance of railways and rolling stock. Preferred term 93078 -
RAILWAY ENGINEERING WORKS A large site specializing in the manufacture of locomotives. Preferred term 71191 -
RAILWAY ENGINEERING WORKSHOP An engineering workshop, often attached to an engine shed, for the running repairs of operational parts, etc. Preferred term 88200 -
RAILWAY HOTEL A hotel adjacent to a railway terminus. Railway hotels were often owned by a railway company. Preferred term 71364 -

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