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1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)
This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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WATER STORAGE SITE *
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Sites and structures associated with the storage of water and waste water. Use only where the exact form or function is unknown otherwise use more specific term.
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MILL *
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A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms.
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WATERWORKS *
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Buildings, engineering constructions and machinery, used for the purpose of supplying a town, etc, with water distributed through pipes.
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INDUSTRIAL *
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This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms.
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WELL *
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A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water.
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SQUARE *
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An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees.
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SPRING *
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A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water.
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PUMPING STATION *
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A waterworks pumping station.
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TANK *
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Armoured military vehicle with its own firepower, which operates on tracks for troop mobility over rough terrain. Some may be adapted, or purpose-built, to be amphibious, and may then be double-indexed as AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE.
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RESERVOIR *
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A large natural or artificial body of water, sometimes covered, used to collect and store water for a particular function, eg. industrial or public use.
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* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)
