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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
Brasserie		Narrow term	91267	-
Brassinium		Narrow term	91268	-
BRAZIER	A metal receptacle used for burning coals, charcoal etc to provide heat.	Preferred term	96176	-
BREAD	A staple foodstuff made with flour, water and usually yeast, which is kneaded and then baked. Can include unleavened (no yeast) varieties.	Preferred term	78921	-
BREAD ROOM	A room for the storage of bread, biscuits, flour etc. Often part of a buttery in medieval times.	Preferred term	137480	-
Bread Stone	Stone tablet recording the price of bread per gallon.	Narrow term	91269	-
BREAKFAST ROOM	A room where meals, particularly breakfast are partaken.	Preferred term	137481	-
BREAKING DOWN HOUSE	A building within a gunpowder works complex, where the mill cake (pulverised and incorporated ingredients of gunpowder) was broken down. It was crushed or broken down by passing it between pairs of revolving gunmetal rollers in a breaking-down machine.	Preferred term	132733	-
BREAKWATER	A structure which protects a beach or harbour by breaking the force of the waves.	Preferred term	69440	-
BREASTPLATE	Armour designed to protect the chest, sometimes permanently attached to a backplate.	Preferred term	95169	-
BREASTSHOT WHEEL	A waterwheel in which the incoming water is directed onto the periphery at approximately the same level as the axle, the water being kept in contact with the floats, or buckets, by breastwork of masonry, timber or iron.	Preferred term	137482	-
BREASTSHOT WHEEL	A waterwheel in which the incoming water is directed onto the periphery below the top of the wheel.	Preferred term	91270	-
Breastsummer		Narrow term	137483	-
BREASTWORK	A temporary fieldwork, usually a few feet in height, constructed for defence against enemy forces.	Preferred term	68829	-
Breech Cloth		Narrow term	-	-
BREECHES	A garment covering from the waist to the knees, similar to trousers but stop at the knees.	Preferred term	96611	-
BRENNAN TORPEDO STATION	A land based installation armed with wire -guided and powered "Brennan torpedoes" which were in operation beween 1890 and 1906. These torpedoes were invented by Louis Philip Brennan. The stations were used to defend the coast from enemy shipping.	Preferred term	140320	-
BRESSUMMER	A horizontal, supporting beam set above an opening in an external wall, a fireplace opening or in timber framed construction set forward from the lower part of a building to support a jettied wall.	Preferred term	138988	-
Brest Summer		Narrow term	138989	-
BRETHREN MEETING HOUSE	A place of meeting and worship for Brethren, a fundamentalist puritan sect founded in Ireland in the late 1820s and established in England in Plymouth in the 1830s.	Preferred term	71859	-
Brew House		Narrow term	68551	-
Brew House Garden		Narrow term	70609	-
Brewers House		Narrow term	91271	-
BREWERY	A commercial building, or buildings, used for the production of beer and other alcoholic drinks. Size may range from a single room such as a microbrewery in a public house to a complex of buildings including production line machinery for bottling.	Preferred term	69121	-
Brewery Office		Narrow term	91272	-
Brewery Stable	Use both terms.	Narrow term	91273	-
Brewery Vat Hall		Narrow term	91274	-
BREWHOUSE	An outbuilding containing brewing equipment, as opposed to a large commercial BREWERY. Often found in conjunction with public houses, country houses etc.	Preferred term	71367	-
Brewhouse Garden		Narrow term	91275	-
BREWING AND MALTING SITE	Buildings and structures associated with the process of brewing and malting.	Preferred term	91276	-