2026-04-09T23:21:41+01:0012,437338415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects3874139844SIGNYA panel, board or device bearing an inscription, symbol or image, usually describing a function, name, location, instruction, or otherwise distinguishing the object or structure on which it is placed.546P10593140783SIGNYA board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions1P595471193SIGNAL BOXYA building on a railway system housing levers used to regulate trains on the tracks using signals and to change the points to enable a train to transfer from one track to another.1P11033148438SIGNAL POSTYA cast iron post similar to a lamp post, with revolving top to carry either coloured plates, or an oil lamp with coloured glass at night. Associated with canal or river navigation locks.1P10441140273SIGNAL SQUAREYA signalling structure used on WWII airfields, comprising a concrete square base with a kerbed border into which concrete signal symbols could be placed to advise pilots in the air of current airfield state e.g. directions of landing and airfield circuit.1P417868687SIGNAL STATIONYA building or tower used to communicate information to shipping or other stations using signals such as flags, fires or lights. Roman signal stations took the form of a stone tower surrounded by a ditched enclosure and were used to warn of Saxon raids.1P904093325SIGNAL TOWERYA tower in a semaphore communication system. Often a three-storey building on a hill in line-of-sight, signal towers provided working and living space, usually for two crewmen with their families.1P10108111173SIGNALLING BATTERYYA gun battery used to signal warnings to ships during bad weather.1P904193326SIGNALLING STRUCTURENBuildings and structures associated with signal communication.1P904293327SIGNALMANS COTTAGEYThe residence of a signalman.1P10785143413SIGNALS GATHERING STATIONYBuildings and structures associated with the acquisition of electronic signals for the purpose of intelligence gathering.1P527570283SIGNPOSTYA post bearing one or more signs indicating the direction, and often the distance, to specified locations or routes.1P1716102268100141SIGNS OR SYMBOLSNObjects denoting membership and/or authority. Including objects associated with ceremonial rites or symbolising secular power.128P979594397SIKH TEMPLEYA place of worship for followers of Sikhism.1P972594187SILAGE CLAMPYA three-sided structure for the production and storage of silage.1P904393328Silage SiloN1N11477162572Silage TowerN1N11081151893SILICA QUARRYYA place where silica or silicate, the most common mineral component of rock, is extracted from the ground.1P11082151894Silicon QuarryN1N1207479179SILKYA fine, soft fibre produced by silkworms and used to make thread for textiles. Also the cloth made from this thread.77P904493329SILK DRYING SHEDYA building in which silk was dried.1P904593330SILK MANUFACTURING SITENBuildings, sites and structures associated with the manufacture of silk.1P479469325SILK MILLYA mill used for the mechanized processing of silk.1P904693331Silk Weavers CottageN1N904793332Silk Weavers WorkshopN1N904893333SILKWORM FARMYA farm or group of buildings where Silkworms are bred. The Silkworm when changing into a pupa spins a cocoon made of silken filaments, these are then unwound and used to manufacture silk thread.1P3401138239SILLYThe horizontal piece of timber or stone forming the bottom of a window, doorway or other opening, usually and properly designed to throw off water.546P3402138240SILL BEAMYA horizontal timber positioned at the bottom of a framed wall into which posts and studs are tenoned.546P171710226996117SILL BEAMYThe base to a door or window frame or of a wall.128P3403138241SILL PLATEYA horizontal timber usually at the bottom of a timber framed wall into which posts and studs are tenoned.546P