2026-04-08T23:50:36+01:0012,437303415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects524470249RAILWAY TURNTABLEYA piece of machinery on which a railway engine, carriage or wagon can be rotated at a railway terminal.1P3315138152RAILWAY TURNTABLEYA rotating circular platform operated by machinery to turn a steam locomotive around.546P524570250RAILWAY VIADUCTYA bridge, usually resting on raised arches, carrying a railway across low-lying land or water.1P660483581RAILWAY WAGON WORKSYEngineering works specializing in the production and maintenance of non-passenger carrying railway rolling stock.1P635671713RAILWAY WAREHOUSEYA large building, situated at a railway terminus, used for the temporary storage of goods or merchandise awaiting transportation to or from a railway.1P882293092Railway Water TankN1N617371498RAILWAY WORKERS COTTAGEYPurpose-built housing for railway workers.1P444068956Railway Workers HouseN1N10635141889RAILWAY WORKERS TEMPORARY SETTLEMENTYA temporary settlement or shanty-town erected by railway construction workers or "navvys".1P882393093Railway Workers VillageN1N475369284RAILWAY WORKSYAn engineering works producing items for the railway other than rolling stock, such as signals, tracks, points, etc.1P595671195RAILWAY WORKSHOPYAn ancilliary workshop used for repairs, etc.1P10154121256RAIN GAUGEYAn instrument for gauging the amount of rain which has fallen over a stated period.1P542970456RAINWATER HEADYThe receptacle at the top of a rain-water pipe which gathers the water from one or more outlets or gutters on the roof.1P3680138916RAINWATER HEADYA small tank or cistern, often lead or cast-iron and sometimes ornamented, that collects rainwater from a gutter or channel prior to it being discharged.546P3790139432RAINWATER PIPEYAn exterior, vertical pipe that carries rainwater from a roof's guttering, usually to a drain.546P882493094RAISED BEDYA bed raised above the level of the surrounding walks. A common feature of medieval and Renaissance gardens.1P3316138153RAISED CRUCKYA cruck which is set in solid masonry above floor level but stretching a long way down the wall.546P591371127RAISED PAVEMENTYA pavement walkway for pedestrian use, often raised above the level of a road or path.1P882593095Raised SlabN1N1214183091RAISINSYDried or partially dried grapes eaten as a fruit.77P10066103876RAKEYA vertical vein of metallic ore, usually lead, occuring between walls of rock and cutting through the bedding. Often rakes have been worked from early times leaving deep trenches several km long, with adits leading off and shafts sunk at the side.1P154410209395803RAKEYA toothed, handled tool used to drag objects either to gather them together eg grass or hay, or to level them out eg sand or earth.128P3317138154RAKING CORNICEYA cornice along the sloping edge of a pediment or gable.546P3318138155RAKING STRUTYOne of a pair of straight or curved members set at an angle on the tie-beam and framed into a principal rafter, often supporting a purlin.546P537970404RAMPYAn inclined plane connecting two different levels, used to accomodate the movement of vehicles, wheeled apparatus,livestock etc.1P3319138156RAMPARTYA protective earthern mound.546P439168905RAMPARTYA protective earthen mound, often the main defence of a fortification.1P571170836Rams Hill Style EnclosureN1N11482162577RAMS PENYCubicles for housing rams, resembling pigsties with their own yard but slightly larger.1P