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CEREMONIAL MAST (0)
The rigging mast of a sailing ship erected as a monument. Used for naval displays.
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DEGAUSSING STATION (0)
A site where the magnetic signature of ships was lowered thereby making them less susceptible to magnetic mines.
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DOCK AND HARBOUR INSTALLATION (247)
Excludes terms specific to MARINE CONSTRUCTION SITE.
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FIGUREHEAD (0)
A carving, often a bust or full-length figure, originally found above a ship's cutwater. Use as an external feature only.
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FISHERMENS FASTENER (0)
An unidentified feature on the seabed recorded by fishermen as an obstruction to trawling.
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HEMP STORE (2)
A building used for the storage of rope made from the fibrous stems of the hemp plant.
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LANDING POINT (432)
A place where vessels can land passengers and goods.
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MARINE CONSTRUCTION SITE (106)
Buildings, sites and structures associated with the construction and repair of ships and boats.
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MARINE LABORATORY (4)
A scientific laboratory where marine life is studied and researched.
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MARITIME OFFICE (41)
A building from where marine operations are directed.
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MILITARY COASTAL DEFENCES (0)
Buildings, sites and structures associated with the defence of the coastline from foreign invasion.
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NAVAL COLLEGE (13)
A shore establishment for the teaching of maritime theory and practical skills.
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NAVAL OFFICERS MESS (10)
A building providing accommodation, dining and recreational facilities for commissioned naval officers.
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NAVAL STOREHOUSE (10)
A building for the storage of all stores supplied for naval service other than victualling and armament.
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NAVIGATION AID (162)
Buildings, sites and structures used by mariners for purposes of navigation.
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NET HOUSE (0)
A free-standing building with enough space to hang and dry nets.
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NET LOFT (0)
A component of another building, often a house, used for storing nets.
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SCAVELLMANS CABIN (0)
A building used by labourers who clean and pump the docks, and in general, assist shipwrights.
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SEA DEFENCES (4)
Non-military maritime flood and erosion defences.
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SEAMENS CHURCH (0)
A place of worship specifically for mariners and their families.
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SEAMENS MISSION (3)
A building, usually associated with a port or dock, where seamen could get a meal and a cheap room. Often established by religious groups for the moral betterment of seamen.
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SHIP CHANDLERY (11)
A commercial premises supplying ships with provisions.
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SHIPWRECK GRAVE (0)
Graves known to be of shipwreck victims buried close to their site of discovery, as was customary until the 19th century, rather than in consecrated ground.
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SLIPWAY (9)
A structure inclined towards the water on which a ship may be built or lowered into the water.
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WATER REGULATION INSTALLATION (192)
Buildings, structures and sites for regulating the flow of water.
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WHALING STATION (0)
A building or site where the carcasses of whales were butchered and rendered into by products such as oil, fenk and whalebone.
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WRECK (0)
The remains of a vessel which has either sunk or suffered structural damage to the extent where it can no longer function.
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Taken from the Building Types Thesaurus, (NMR Monument Type Thesaurus). ©2001 English Heritage

 

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