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monument Word or Phrase:ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where architectural ornaments such as stone vases and urns are manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:GELATINE WORKS (ANIMAL PRODUCT) *  
Definition:A works producing gelatine from animal products for use as a culinary setting agent and in the photography, dyeing, brewing and glue industries. For explosives use GELATINE works (EXPLOSIVE)
monument Word or Phrase:AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING WORKS *  
Definition:Small engineering works specialising in the production of items such as ploughs and threshing machinery.
monument Word or Phrase:MACHINE TOOL ENGINEERING WORKS *  
Definition:A site where machine tools, machines designed to remove surplus material from a work piece by accurately guided cutting tools, are manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:MINISTRY OF WORKS STANDARD HUT *  
Definition:A concrete hut produced by the Ministry of Works as a cheaper alternative to the BCF hut as any suitable wall cladding could be employed in its construction. Usually used to form barrack blocks on airfields from 1944 onwards.
monument Word or Phrase:ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or plant used for the manufacture of electrical machinery or components.
monument Word or Phrase:INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING WORKS *  
Definition:A site where scientific and technical instruments such as microscopes are assembled.
monument Word or Phrase:RAILWAY ENGINEERING WORKSHOP *  
Definition:An engineering workshop, often attached to an engine shed, for the running repairs of operational parts, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:AEROSPACE ENGINEERING WORKS *  
Definition:A site specializing in the manufacture of parts for the Aerospace industry.
monument Word or Phrase:FRAMEWORK KNITTERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A room or building for hand knitting garments on simple hand frames.
monument Word or Phrase:AIRSHIP CONSTRUCTION WORKS *  
Definition:Construction works for the production of rigid or dirigible airships.
monument Word or Phrase:AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE WORKS *  
Definition:A chemical works engaged in the production of Ammonium Perchlorate, a product used in the explosives industry.
monument Word or Phrase:GELATINE WORKS (EXPLOSIVE) *  
Definition:A factory or works principally engaged in the manufacture of blasing or explosive gelatine.
monument Word or Phrase:MINISTRY OF WORKS HALL HUT *  
Definition:A prefabricated structure of lightweight timber wall sections bolted together. Externally the walls were clad with plasterboard covered with felt. Designed for use as officers accomodation during WWII.
monument Word or Phrase:DIRECT BOILING SALT WORKS *  
Definition:A coastal site producing salt by boiling of unconcentrated seawater in a PANHOUSE, normally using coal fuel. Foreshore BRINE TANKS may also be present
monument Word or Phrase:RAILWAY ENGINEERING WORKS *  
Definition:A large site specializing in the manufacture of locomotives.
monument Word or Phrase:TAPESTRY WEAVING WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop where tapestries were made.
monument Word or Phrase:CLAY DRAINAGE PIPE WORKS *  
Definition:A site where clay pipes used for drainage are manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:JACQUARD AND DOBBY WORKS *  
Definition:An establishment used for the manufacture of jacquards and dobbys, which are textile loom components that control the weaving of complicated or figured patterns.
monument Word or Phrase:MARINE ENGINEERING WORKS *  
Definition:Specialized engineering workshop particularly for the production of marine engines or other large components of ships.
monument Word or Phrase:PARTIAL SOLAR SALT WORKS *  
Definition:A coastal site producing salt by solar evaporation of seawater in a series of PONDS, followed by boiling of the concentrated brine in a PANHOUSE
Word or Phrase:AGRICULTURAL TOOL WORKS *  
Definition:A small works used for the production of agricultural tools such as hay rakes.
monument Word or Phrase:CARPET WEAVERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A building where carpets and other floor furnishings were woven.
monument Word or Phrase:CEMENTATION STEEL WORKS *  
Definition:Production of steel by reheating wrought iron in charcoal filled containers.
monument Word or Phrase:LIGHT ENGINEERING WORKS *  
Definition:A group of buildings where consumer goods, such as small machines and electrical components, are manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:TEXTILE MACHINERY WORKS *  
Definition:An engineering works that produces machinery specially for use in textile making.
monument Word or Phrase:TUFTING MACHINERY WORKS *  
Definition:An engineering works that produces tufting machinery especially for use in the manufacturing of carpets.
monument Word or Phrase:UMBRELLA AND CANE WORKS *  
Definition:A building or complex producing umbrellas, parasols and canes.
monument Word or Phrase:AMMONIUM NITRATE WORKS *  
Definition:A chemical works engaged in the production of Ammonium Nitrate, used as a fertilizer or for use in the explosives industry.
monument Word or Phrase:BASKET MAKERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop where baskets were manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:CLOTH CUTTERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where processed cloth is cut for use as garments or soft furnishings, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:METAL WORKERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop used by a craftsman who works in base or precious metals.
monument Word or Phrase:RAILWAY CARRIAGE WORKS *  
Definition:An engineering site where railway carriages are manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:SAGGAR MAKERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop in which saggars - fire clay boxes to protect ware from direct action of flame and gases during firing - were manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:STAINED GLASS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where stained glass is manufactured, traditionally for church windows.
monument Word or Phrase:TEXTILE PRINTING WORKS *  
Definition:A factory complex consisting of PRINTING SHOPS, COLOUR HOUSES, DYE HOUSES, etc, in which patterns are printed onto textiles.
Word or Phrase:YARN PREPARATION WORKS *  
Definition:Works where yarn is prepared prior to spinning.
monument Word or Phrase:BRITANNIA METAL WORKS *  
Definition:An alloy of tin, antimony and copper used as a replacement for pewter.
monument Word or Phrase:CALICO PRINTING WORKS *  
Definition:A factory complex consisting of PRINTING SHOPS, COLOUR HOUSES, DYE HOUSES, etc, in which patterns are printed onto calico.
monument Word or Phrase:CHAMOIS LEATHER WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or complex where chamois leather is produced using fish oils as the tanning agent.
monument Word or Phrase:CORK PROCESSING WORKS *  
Definition:A building or complex where cork is treated and processed to be used in various products.
monument Word or Phrase:SILVERSMITHS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where silverware is manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:WHEELWRIGHTS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where wheels and wheeled vehicles were manufactured, originally from wood.
monument Word or Phrase:WOOD WORKERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop in which products are made using wood and timber.
monument Word or Phrase:ARTIFICIAL DYE WORKS *  
Definition:A site used for the production of dyes from controlled chemical reactions. In use from the mid 19th century onwards.
monument Word or Phrase:BESSEMER STEEL WORKS *  
Definition:Site where steel is produced from molten pig iron using a Bessemer Converter, a development from the cementation and crucible steel-making techniques .
monument Word or Phrase:BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:Place where a smith works iron. May be for small scale local use or within a larger industrial complex.
monument Word or Phrase:BRUSHMAKERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop where wooden brushes are manufactured on a small scale.
monument Word or Phrase:CRUCIBLE STEEL WORKS *  
Definition:Production of high quality steel by reheating cementation steel in a refractory crucible.
monument Word or Phrase:ENGINEERING WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A building or room used for any type of engineering work. Use more specific type where known.
monument Word or Phrase:GALVANIZING WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where an anti-corrosion coating of zinc is added to iron and steel products to prevent them from rusting.
monument Word or Phrase:MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A building or room used for the repair and maintenance of machinery in a large complex, such as a hospital, school or factory.
monument Word or Phrase:NITROGLYCERINE WORKS *  
Definition:A works or factory where nitroglycerine is manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:PHARMACEUTICAL WORKS *  
Definition:A large-scale site where medicinal drugs are maufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:REED AND HEALD WORKS *  
Definition:An establishment used for the manufacture of reeds and healds, which are components of a textile loom with related functions, in that they move and control the threads, and similar wire-based construction.
monument Word or Phrase:SHIPWRIGHTS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where dockyard craftsmen both design and build ships.
monument Word or Phrase:SHOE MACHINERY WORKS *  
Definition:An engineering works that produces machinery specially for use in shoe making.
monument Word or Phrase:SLEECHING SALT WORKS *  
Definition:A coastal site producing salt by scraping up salt-impregnated sand and silt, leeching out the salt to produce a concentrated brine, then boiling in 'saltcotes' (small huts containing lead pans)
monument Word or Phrase:WATCHMAKERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where watches and timepieces are manufactured and mended.
monument Word or Phrase:WHITESMITHS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop with a forge for the melting and working of white metal, ie. low-melting alloys. Also used for a smith specializing in decorative or finely finished wrought iron work.
monument Word or Phrase:CARPENTERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where products are manufactured from wood.
monument Word or Phrase:CONFECTIONERY WORKS *  
Definition:A site where products containing sugar or honey, such as cakes, sweets, crystallized fruits or jam, were manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:FILEMAKERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where metal-cutting hand files were made.
monument Word or Phrase:GOLDSMITHS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where gold is worked into articles or products.
monument Word or Phrase:LOCKSMITHS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where padlocks and rim locks for doors are made from iron and brass.
monument Word or Phrase:RAILWAY WAGON WORKS *  
Definition:Engineering works specializing in the production and maintenance of non-passenger carrying railway rolling stock.
monument Word or Phrase:TILEMAKING WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where ceramic tiles are manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:WOOD CHEMICAL WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or works used for the production of turpentine, wood alcohol and similar chemicals by the distillation of pulped wood.
monument Word or Phrase:CONSTRUCTION WORKS *  
Definition:A site associated with the large scale construction of buildings or items manufactured by the building industry.
monument Word or Phrase:COTTON WASTE WORKS *  
Definition:A works where cotton waste is stored or processed.
monument Word or Phrase:FURNITURE WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop for the manufacturing of furniture.
monument Word or Phrase:JEWELLERY WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop used for the manufacture of items of jewellery and/or timepieces from precious metals and precious or semi-precious stones.
monument Word or Phrase:MINE PUMPING WORKS *  
Definition:A pumping station for draining a mine or colliery.
monument Word or Phrase:CLOTHING WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop for the manufacture of clothing, eg. tailor's workshop.
monument Word or Phrase:COBBLERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where shoes and boots are mended.
monument Word or Phrase:DOMESTIC WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop forming part of a domestic dwelling.
monument Word or Phrase:ENGINEERING WORKS *  
Definition:Any factory or site using machine tools in a manufacturing or processing capacity.
monument Word or Phrase:PICRIC ACID WORKS *  
Definition:A chemical works engaged in the manufacture of the coal tar derivative, picric acid, often associated with the textile industry where it was used as a dye, but more commonly with the explosives industry where it was used as the shell filling Lyddite.
monument Word or Phrase:PLATE GLASS WORKS *  
Definition:A factory used for the production of thick, flat glass used for shop window panes, etc. Plate glass is produced by rolling and casting rather than traditional blowing.
monument Word or Phrase:RADIO VALVE WORKS *  
Definition:A complex of buildings used for the manufacture of radio valves or similar electronic components.
monument Word or Phrase:SHEET METAL WORKS *  
Definition:A site where large sheets of thin metal are manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:SHIP REPAIR WORKS *  
Definition:A site containing slipways and associated buildings used specifically for the repair of ships and larger ocean-going craft.
monument Word or Phrase:TAPE SIZING WORKS *  
Definition:A building, usually part of a textile mill complex, where warp yarn is sized prior to weaving. Sizing is the application of a starch solution to warp threads to add strength and protection.
monument Word or Phrase:CHINA CLAY WORKS *  
Definition:Works producing a refractory clay, kaolin. An essential raw material of porcelain and some types of papermaking.
monument Word or Phrase:CUTLERY WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where metal knives and edge cutting tools were manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:FERTILIZER WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used for the production of both chemical and organic fertilizer.
Word or Phrase:FIBREGLASS WORKS *  
Definition:A factory used to manufacture fibreglass.
monument Word or Phrase:FITTERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:Engineering workshop intended either for final adjustments of new machinery or the fitting of replacement parts to machinery under repair.
monument Word or Phrase:HATTERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where hats are made and sold.
monument Word or Phrase:HOSIERY WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A place where knitted fabrics and legware garments were manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:POTTERY WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A building or room where items of pottery are manufactured. Includes handcrafted and machine made pottery.
monument Word or Phrase:RAILWAY WORKSHOP *  
Definition:An ancilliary workshop used for repairs, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:SAILMAKING WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site where boat sails are manufactured from processed cloth.
monument Word or Phrase:SOLAR SALT WORKS *  
Definition:A coastal site producing salt by solar evaporation of seawater in a series of PONDS, without any boiling stage
monument Word or Phrase:TERRACOTTA WORKS *  
Definition:A site where terracotta, made from weathered clay and grog, was manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:TEXTILE WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop used in the manufacture and preparation of textiles.
monument Word or Phrase:UPHOLSTERY WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or building where furniture is upholstered.
monument Word or Phrase:WEAVERS WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A handloom weavers workshop where the weaver received yarn from a clothier and manufactured a woven piece of cloth from it.
monument Word or Phrase:ALUMINIUM WORKS *  
Definition:Works for the extrusion of aluminium and for creating aluminium products.
monument Word or Phrase:ANODIZING WORKS *  
Definition:A processed used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts. The part being treated forms the anode of an electrolytic cell.
monument Word or Phrase:BALL CLAY WORKS *  
Definition:A works, including an extractive site, producing a clay of high plasticity and firmness, used as a basic raw material for porcelain.
monument Word or Phrase:COTTON WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop used in the manufacture and preparation of cotton
monument Word or Phrase:EDGE TOOL WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or works used for the forging and sharpening of a variety of tools including scythes, spades, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:FINISHING WORKS *  
Definition:A large scale works for cloth finishing processes.
monument Word or Phrase:FIRE CLAY WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used for the production of bricks and other items, from a clay with refractory properties.
monument Word or Phrase:GELIGNITE WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or works principally engaged in the manufacture of the explosive Gelignite.
monument Word or Phrase:GUNPOWDER WORKS *  
Definition:A site used for the manufacture of gunpowder.
monument Word or Phrase:JAPANNING WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used in the production of japanned goods. Japanning was the process of covering a material with a hard, black lacquer in imitation of Japanese lacquer work.
monument Word or Phrase:MARINE WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A craft or repair workshop in a boat yard, harbour or naval dockyard.
monument Word or Phrase:PARCHMENT WORKS *  
Definition:A works used for the production of parchment from animal skin.
monument Word or Phrase:SALTPETRE WORKS *  
Definition:A building, factory or works which was engaged in the manufacture of refining saltpetre. Often part of a gunpowder works.
monument Word or Phrase:STATUE WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop used for the manufacture of statues, either cast or carved.
monument Word or Phrase:TELEPHONE WORKS *  
Definition:A place where telephones and their components are manufactured
monument Word or Phrase:BEDSTEAD WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used for the production of frameworks of beds.
monument Word or Phrase:CARRIAGE WORKS *  
Definition:A building or works in which carriages were built. Use RAILWAY CARRIAGE WORKS for sites making railway carriages.
monument Word or Phrase:CHARCOAL WORKS *  
Definition:A works using sealed retorts to produce charcoal. Wood distillates may be produced as byproducts of this process. They may be found at separate works or comprise part of a gunpowder works.
monument Word or Phrase:CHEMICAL WORKS *  
Definition:An industrial complex involved in the production of chemicals.
monument Word or Phrase:CONCRETE WORKS *  
Definition:A site where concrete and concrete products are manufactured from a mixture of cement and aggregate.
monument Word or Phrase:COPPERAS WORKS *  
Definition:A works used for the production of copperas, a green iron sulphate which is used as a fixative in the dyeing process.
monument Word or Phrase:CREOSOTE WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or complex of buildings where creosote oil is produced. Creosote oil is distilled from coal tar and used as a wood preservative.
monument Word or Phrase:PRINTING WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or complex containing machinery for the manufacture of printed materials.
monument Word or Phrase:TAILINGS WORKS *  
Definition:A 19th century ore processing works which processed the waste material from a mine.
monument Word or Phrase:AMMONAL WORKS *  
Definition:A works engaged principally in the manufacture of ammonal explosives.
monument Word or Phrase:ARSENIC WORKS *  
Definition:Buildings and plant used for the extraction and purification of arsenic oxide into various forms of pure arsenic.
monument Word or Phrase:BARYTES WORKS *  
Definition:A complex of buildings where barytes is processed for industrial use.
monument Word or Phrase:BELLITE WORKS *  
Definition:A works engaged principally in the manufacture of the explosive bellite.
monument Word or Phrase:COMBING WORKS *  
Definition:A site where the process of combing, the preparatory process for long wools, takes place.
monument Word or Phrase:CUTLERY WORKS *  
Definition:A site containing a forge for the manufacture of cutlery.
monument Word or Phrase:FININGS WORKS *  
Definition:A factory used for the processing of isinglass, a product obtained from the swim bladders of sturgeon and used in the brewing industry as part of the process for clearing wine and beer.
Word or Phrase:MORDANT WORKS *  
Definition:A chemical works producing mordants for the dying industry.
monument Word or Phrase:NAPHTHA WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used for the production of naphtha, a volatile petroleum-derived product used in the manufacture of solvents, cleaning fluids etc.
monument Word or Phrase:NITRATE WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site producing nitrogen-rich fertilizer.
monument Word or Phrase:PIPE WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A workshop used for the manufacture of clay tobacco pipes.
monument Word or Phrase:PLASTER WORKS *  
Definition:A site incorporating all of the production processes for the manufacture of plaster.
monument Word or Phrase:PLATING WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or group of buildings used for the production of plated goods. Plating is the process whereby one metal object is coated with a thin layer of another metal.
monument Word or Phrase:POTTERY WORKS *  
Definition:A complex of buildings used for the manufacture of pottery.
monument Word or Phrase:RAILWAY WORKS *  
Definition:An engineering works producing items for the railway other than rolling stock, such as signals, tracks, points, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:SHUTTLE WORKS *  
Definition:A manufacturing site producing weaving shuttles for the textile industry.
monument Word or Phrase:SLIPPER WORKS *  
Definition:Factory making slippers.
monument Word or Phrase:TOLUENE WORKS *  
Definition:A chemical works engaged in the production or refining of toluene, a substance extracted from coal tar or specific types of crude oil, and used in the production of explosives during WW1.
monument Word or Phrase:URANIUM WORKS *  
Definition:Buildings associated with the extaction of uranium from its pitchblende or copper ores.
monument Word or Phrase:WHITING WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used for the manufacture of whiting either from crushed chalk, limestone, marble or through chemical preparation.
monument Word or Phrase:ALKALI WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used to produce alkaline chemicals by controlled reactions.
monument Word or Phrase:ANCHOR WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used for the production of anchors.
monument Word or Phrase:BLEACH WORKS *  
Definition:A works where bleach is manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:BOILER WORKS *  
Definition:Engineering works dedicated solely to the manufacture and repair of boilers.
monument Word or Phrase:BOTTLE WORKS *  
Definition:A site where the manufacture of glass bottles takes place.
monument Word or Phrase:CANVAS WORKS *  
Definition:A site where canvas, coarse, unbleached cloth, made from hemp or flax, was manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:CEMENT WORKS *  
Definition:A site where cement is manufactured for the building industry.
monument Word or Phrase:COPPER WORKS *  
Definition:A site or establishment for the casting and refining of metallic copper.
monument Word or Phrase:ENAMEL WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used in the production of enamelled goods.
monument Word or Phrase:GREASE WORKS *  
Definition:Recovery and removal of grease (lanolin) from raw wool.
monument Word or Phrase:OXLAND WORKS *  
Definition:Any building, group of buildings, or site at which tungsten ores have been converted to sodium tungstate by means of the Oxland Process. This was first used at Drakewalls Mine, Cornwall, in 1850.
monument Word or Phrase:PEWTER WORKS *  
Definition:A site or building used for the manufacture of goods made from pewter, an alloy of tin and lead.
monument Word or Phrase:PHENOL WORKS *  
Definition:A chemical works engaged in the production of the coal tar derivative phenol, a chemical used for the manufacture of explosives during WWI.
monument Word or Phrase:RUBBER WORKS *  
Definition:A factory for processing rubber or manufacturing rubber goods, such as tyres.
monument Word or Phrase:SEWAGE WORKS *  
Definition:A group of buildings in which local sewage is filtered and purified in large rectangular or circular tanks.
monument Word or Phrase:SPRING WORKS *  
Definition:A site where metal springs are manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:TAWING WORKS *  
Definition:A building or complex where soft skins are produced by tanning with alum.
Word or Phrase:BAIZE WORKS *  
Definition:A factory making baize for snooker and gaming tables.
monument Word or Phrase:BRASS WORKS *  
Definition:A brass manufacturing complex incorporating battery mill furnaces, hammers, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:CHAIN WORKS *  
Definition:A site where wrought iron or steel chains were manufactured.
monument Word or Phrase:COACH WORKS *  
Definition:Traditionally a building or site where stage coaches were built. Nowadays the term is applied to buildings used for the manufacturing of the body work and furnishings of motor vehicles and railway carriages.
monument Word or Phrase:GLASS WORKS *  
Definition:A site where all the processes for the production of glass and objects made from glass are carried out.
monument Word or Phrase:METAL WORKS *  
Definition:A complex of buildings used for the processing of metals. Use more specific type where known.
monument Word or Phrase:STEEL WORKS *  
Definition:A site containing plant and machinery for the manufacture of steel.
monument Word or Phrase:ACID WORKS *  
Definition:A building or site used for the production of acids by a range of chemical processes.
monument Word or Phrase:ALUM WORKS *  
Definition:A group of buildings or works where the evaporation and crystallization of sodium aluminium sulphate solution is performed.
monument Word or Phrase:BOLT WORKS *  
Definition:A site where iron or steel bolts, and often their accompanying nuts, are manufactured. Sometimes referred to as NUT AND BOLT WORKS.
monument Word or Phrase:IRON WORKS *  
Definition:A site where iron is smelted or iron goods made.
monument Word or Phrase:LAST WORKS *  
Definition:A site used for the manufacture of lasts, shoemaker's models of the foot for shaping and repairing footwear. Lasts can be from a variety of materials, such as wood or iron.
monument Word or Phrase:LEAD WORKS *  
Definition:A factory used for the production of red lead used in glass manufacture, or white lead used as the pigment in white paint.
monument Word or Phrase:LIME WORKS *  
Definition:A site where lime (calcium carbonate) is made.
monument Word or Phrase:SALT WORKS *  
Definition:A site, building or factory used for the production of salt.
monument Word or Phrase:SLAG WORKS *  
Definition:A site or factory where waste slag from ironworking if further processed for use in manufacturing.
monument Word or Phrase:SODA WORKS *  
Definition:A site used for the production of sodium bicarbonate, soda ash or caustic soda.
monument Word or Phrase:TILE WORKS *  
Definition:A site used for all the processes associated with the manufacture of roof, floor or decorative tiles.
monument Word or Phrase:ZINC WORKS *  
Definition:A site used for the extraction of metallic zinc by a variety of processes.
monument Word or Phrase:DYE WORKS *  
Definition:A site used for the production of dyes from natural ingredients.
monument Word or Phrase:GAS WORKS *  
Definition:An industrial complex concerned with the manufacture of gas for domestic use from coal and oil.
monument Word or Phrase:ICE WORKS *  
Definition:A factory or plant for the manufacture of ice using mechanized refrigeration techniques.
monument Word or Phrase:OIL WORKS *  
Definition:Buildings, sites and structures associated with the retrieval, refining, processing and storage of petroleum oil.
monument Word or Phrase:ORE WORKS *  
Definition:A site or building where ore is processed to obtain metal.
monument Word or Phrase:TAR WORKS *  
Definition:A site where tar is manufactured or combined with other substances to produce bitumen, for example.
monument Word or Phrase:TIN WORKS *  
Definition:A site where tin ore is extracted from suspended fire waste in tin mine spoil heaps.
monument Word or Phrase:WORKSHOP *  
Definition:A building or room used for small scale manufacture. Use more specific term where possible.
monument Word or Phrase:WORKS *  
Definition:Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known.

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