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
BLEACHFIELD Large field or yard used to lay fabrics out ready for bleaching. Preferred term 69404 -
Bleaching Narrow term 91201 -
Bleaching Factory Narrow term 91202 -
Bleaching House Narrow term 91203 -
BLEEDING CUP A container used to catch blood during bleeding. Preferred term 95259 -
BLEEDING ROOM A room dedicated to the drawing or letting of blood, a procedure once thought to possess medicinal properties. Preferred term 137458 -
BLENDER SHED A building where threads of different qualities and colours are mixed together. Preferred term 91204 -
BLIND A shade for a window. Preferred term 96528 -
BLIND ARCADE A succession of arches on shafts with no openings, attached to and used to enliven a wall. Preferred term 137459 -
BLIND BACK HOUSE A house with windows and doors on one side only; often built facing inwards onto a burgage plot, or sometimes on a steep slope, with no apertures on the uphill side. Preferred term 91205 -
BLIND BACK TERRACE A terrace with windows and doors on one side only, often built facing inwards onto a burgage plot, or sometimes on a steep slope, with no apertures on the uphill side. Preferred term 91206 -
BLIND COLONNADE A series of columns in a straight line supporting an entablature with no openings or glazing. Preferred term 137460 -
BLIND FITTING An object which supports or is attached to a blind. Preferred term 96540 -
Blind School Narrow term 91207 -
BLINKER Pieces of leather connected to a bridle designed to direct a horse's vision straight forward only. Preferred term 100048 -
BLISTER AIRCRAFT HANGAR A type of transportable aircraft hangar patented by Miskins and Sons in 1939. The arched hangar was constructed of steel or wooden ribs and generally clad in steel sheets. The hangar did not require any foundations and could be anchored by iron stakes. Preferred term 140122 -
Blister Hangar Narrow term 140132 -
BLOCK A small piece of timber occupying the angle between two other timbers. Preferred term 137461 -
Block Capital Narrow term 137462 -
BLOCK CORNICE An Italian cornice consisting of a bed moulding, a row of plain block corbels or modillions, and a corona or cornice. Preferred term 137463 -
Block Dwellings Narrow term 91208 -
BLOCK MILL Building housing machinery used in the production of wooden pulley blocks for the rigging of sailing ships. Preferred term 91209 -
Block Of Flats Narrow term 91210 -
BLOCK SHIP A hulk or obsolete vessel filled with cement or similar material and scuttled to block an entrance to a port or anchorage, usually as a defensive measure. Preferred term - -
Block Works Narrow term 133673 -
BLOCKED COLUMN A column whose shaft is interrupted by square blocks. Preferred term 137464 -
BLOCKHOUSE A detached fort covering a strategic point. Preferred term 68828 -
BLOCKING COURSE A plain stone course, sometimes projecting, above a cornice and counterbalancing the cantilevered sections of stone, or at the base of a building. Preferred term 138847 -
Blockmakers Workshop Narrow term 91211 -
Blockstone Narrow term 91212 -

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