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Modern
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The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)
In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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Imperial
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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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modern
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About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)
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HOTEL *
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A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests.
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ROSE GARDEN *
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A garden, often geometrical in layout, or area for the cultivation of roses.
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CONSERVATORY *
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A glasshouse used to grow and display tender decorative plants. May be either an extension to a house or freestanding.
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GOLF COURSE *
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A prepared area of ground used to play the game of golf on.
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HOUSE *
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A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known.
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SITE *
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Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible.
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HARD *
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A firm beach or foreshore used for landing and loading of ships and other vessels. In more recent times hards have been reinforced with concrete.
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LODGE *
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A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known.
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LAKE *
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A large body of water surrounded by land.
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STONE *
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Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function.
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FORMAL GARDEN *
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A garden of regular, linear or geometrical design, often associated with the traditional Italian, French and Dutch styles.
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PARK *
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An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known.
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COMMON LAND *
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Unenclosed wasteland, forest and pasture used in common by the community.
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FEATURE *
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Areas of indeterminate function.
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GARDEN FEATURE *
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Unspecified landscape feature. Use more specific type where known.
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FARMHOUSE *
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The main dwelling-house of a farm, it can be either detached from or attached to the working buildings.
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WINTER GARDEN *
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Originally an area planted with evergreens or winter-flowering plants for winter display, they can also be large glasshouses built for public entertainment where the original purpose of displaying plants has either disappeared or been minimalised.
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FACADE *
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Use wider site type where known. Only use term where no other part of original building survives.
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DRIVE *
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A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables.
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OBELISK *
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A tall, tapering pillar with a pyramidal top, generally square on plan. Used in England from the late 16th century as a public, funerary or garden monument.
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ROCKWORK *
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An area of either natural or artificial stone arranged to resemble a rocky outcrop or cliff face within animal cages/enclosures of a Zoo.
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PARTERRE *
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A level space in a garden occupied by ornamental flower beds.
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CASCADE *
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An artificial fall of water often taking the form of a water staircase.
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MANOR *
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An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc.
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GARDEN *
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An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known.
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LANDSCAPE PARK *
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Grounds, usually associated with a country house, laid out so as to produce the effect of natural scenery
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STRUCTURE *
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A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type.
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STABLE *
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A building in which horses are accommodated.
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TEMPLE *
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Use for places of worship. For later landscape features use, eg. GARDEN TEMPLE.
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TERRACE *
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A row of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit.
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* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)
