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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
TEAZLE DRYING HOUSE A building used to dry teazle heads in. Teazles were used to raise the nap on cloth in teazle shops. Preferred term 93510 -
TEAZLE SHOP A building in which the fibres of new woollen cloth were raised by brushing with teazle heads. Preferred term 71557 -
TECHNICAL COLLEGE A college where the applied sciences and the mechanical arts are taught. Preferred term 71675 -
TECHNICAL SCHOOL A school where the applied sciences and the mechanical arts are taught. Preferred term 93511 -
TECHNICAL SITE The area of a military base where engineering and maintenance functions are grouped. Preferred term 167328 -
TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE A building used by an organization or society instituted to promote technology through lectures, research, etc. Preferred term 93512 -
Teetotal Public House Narrow term 93513 -
TEGULA A flat tile with raised or flanged edges, used with imbrex for roofing. Preferred term 96125 -
Telamone Narrow term 138327 -
TELECOMMUNICATION BUILDING A building housing electrical or electronic equipment used for communicating over long distances. Use specific type where known. Preferred term 93514 -
TELECOMMUNICATION STRUCTURE Structures associated with telecommunications. Preferred term 88698 -
TELEGRAPH OFFICE The main office of a telegraph company containing rows of tables set with Morse sounders, keys, relays and pigeon holes from where MORSE coded messages were transmitted and received and telegrams dispatched. Preferred term 93515 -
TELEGRAPH POLE A tall wooden pole used to support telegraph wires. Preferred term 93516 -
TELEGRAPH STATION One in a chain of stations with semaphore shutters and telescopes which could relay messages according to a planned code. Used from the 1790s by the British Admiralty to speed up communications from London to the ports of Deal, Portsmouth and Plymouth. Preferred term 68689 -
Telegraph Tower Narrow term 93517 -
Telephone Booth Narrow term 93518 -
TELEPHONE BOX A freestanding public call box, containing a telephone and usually operated by inserting coins. Preferred term 68690 -
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE An office or central station of a local telephone system where the various lines are brought to a central switchboard and communication between subscribers is achieved. Preferred term 68691 -
Telephone Kiosk Narrow term 93519 -
Telephone Pole Narrow term 93520 -
TELEPHONE REPEATER STATION A building, similar in style to a telephone exchange but smaller. They were used to compensate for the inadequacies of 1920's and 30's equipment over long distances, by repeating the signal every 200 miles. Preferred term 93521 -
TELEPHONE WORKS A place where telephones and their components are manufactured Preferred term 141166 -
TELESCOPE (CELESTIAL) An optical instrument for making distant objects appear nearer and larger, usually found at an observatory, through which astronomical or meteorological phenomena may be observed. Preferred term 93522 -
TELESCOPE (TERRESTRIAL) An optical instrument for making distant objects appear nearer and larger, often found on the promenade or pleasure pier at a seaside resort or at a site of scenic beauty. Preferred term 93523 -
Telescope Building Use both terms. Narrow term 71601 -
TELESCOPE DOME A dome shaped structure, with an aperture open to the sky, used to house a telescope. Preferred term 71599 -
TELESCOPES Optical and/or navigational instruments with powerful lenses for observing remote objects or used in astronomy. Preferred term 160446 -
TELESCOPIC BRIDGE A bridge in which one leaf may be retracted in a horizontal plane, passing on rollers over or under the adjacent fixed leaf. Preferred term 122520 -
Television Mast Narrow term 93524 -
Television Repeater Station Narrow term 94326 -

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