2026-04-11T02:10:13+01:0012,437405415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects544170468WELL HEADYThe structure at the top of a draw well.1P544270469WELL HOUSEYA building over a well housing machinery for raising the water. Often consisting of a DONKEY WHEEL or HORSE GIN.1P949093791WELL KEEPERS COTTAGEYThe residence of a well keeper.1P949193792Well ShaftN1N205410260896459WELL WINDERYThe windlass used to wind rope around to raise and lower the bucket in a well.128P949293793Welsh Presbyterian ChapelN1N949393794Welsh Presbyterian ChurchN1N987799552WESLEYAN ASSOCIATION CHAPELYA place of worship for followers of the Wesleyan Association. This group split from the Methodists in 1836 and were separate until joining the Methodist Reform Church in 1857.1P949493795Wesleyan Meeting HouseN1N648778137WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPELYA place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. This was the original Methodist church from which the other denominations seceded. In 1932 they joined the United Methodists and the Primitive Methodists to form the Methodist church.1P993799960WESLEYAN REFORM UNION CHAPELYA place of worship for followers of the Wesleyan Reform Union, a movement formed in 1859 by those members of the Methodist Reform Church who did not join the Wesleyan Association.1P2413100493WEST INDIAMANYAny vessel in use by the West India Company.143P3580138427WESTWORKYThe west end of a church made up of a tower, entrance hall and upper room, usually with an altar.546P949593797Wet CooperageN1N645871838WET DOCKYA large, watertight enclosure in which the water is maintained at the high-tide level so that vessels remain constantly afloat in them.1P2414100494WHALE CATCHERYA craft employed to harpoon whales and bring them in to be processed.143P1210979227WHALE OILYOil obtained from the rendered blubber of whales, used as a fuel in old oil lamps.77P2415100495WHALE PROCESSING SHIPYA ship used to process whales into saleable products.143P2416100496WHALE UNITYA floating pier, comprised of a floating pierhead (SPUD) and a roadway resting on pontoons (BEETLES). The pierhead and roadway were capable of rising and falling with the tide enabling unloading of troops and equipment to occur at any state of the tide.143P2417100497WHALERYAny vessel involved in the catching or transportation of whales.143P10113111293WHALING STATIONYA building or site where the carcasses of whales were butchered and rendered into by products such as oil, fenk and whalebone.1P492069470WHARFYA large wooden structure built alongside the water's edge where ships may lie for unloading.1P949693798Wharf Managers HouseN1N949793799Wharf WallNUse both terms.1N618971519WHARFINGERS COTTAGEYA dwelling for the keeper of a canal wharf.1P1211079228WHEATYA cereal of the genus Triticum, which can be ground to manufacture flour for bread and pasta.77P205510260995463WHEELYA circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate the motion of a vehicle.128P10226130013Wheel ChamberN1N566570769Wheel CrossN1N484469379WHEEL HOUSEYA building to house waterwheels, attached to a WATERMILL or water-powered factory.1P