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monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (2328/39) *  
Definition:A two-storey, all-concrete construction with a watch office and additional rooms given over to the meteorological section, including a forecast room and met store. A concrete parapet all around the roof differentiates it from 5845/39.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (2423/39) *  
Definition:An all timber constructed watch office with meterological section. Similar in design to 2328/39 and 5845/39. There were only two known examples built in the UK at Wick and St.Eval.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (5845/39) *  
Definition:A two-storey, brick construction with a watch office and additional rooms given over to the meteorological section, including a forecast room and met store. A brick parapet on the roof differentiates it from 2328/39.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (8936/40) *  
Definition:Based on the previous all-timber design 2423/39 and the temporary brick and timber design 518/40, the 8936/40 was built with pre-cast concrete slabs replacing the timber floors and staircases with only the balcony and watch office roof in timber.
monument Word or Phrase:FIGHTER SATELLITE STATION WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:A small single storey structure with just one room containing a pyrotechnic cupboard and built of rendered brick with a flat reinforced concrete roof
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION (518/40) *  
Definition:A temporary brick and timber watch office based on the all-timber 2423/39. Built after 1941 on many Operational Training Unit airfields the design was superseded by 8936/40.
monument Word or Phrase:BOMBER SATELLITE STATION WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:A watch office designed for bomber satellite station comprising a long, temporary brick hut with a watch office, operations room and crew briefing room.
monument Word or Phrase:TRAINING SCHOOL WATCH OFFICE (641/41) *  
Definition:Based on a typical 18ft span, 40ft long temporary brick hut but with two bay windows in the front elevation, one for the watch office and one for the chief instructor.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH OPS ROOM (13079/41) *  
Definition:Watch Office with operations room designed to Air Ministry drawing number (13079/41)
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH OPS ROOM (7345/41) *  
Definition:Watch Office with operations room designed to Air Ministry drawing number (7345/41
monument Word or Phrase:NIGHT FIGHTER STATION WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:A two storey building with a watch office on the ground floor and a control room above. Originally based on drawing number 12096/4.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH OPERATIONS ROOM *  
Definition:A building, originally used as a shelter for the duty pilot or officer on watch on an airfield, incorporating an operations room.
monument Word or Phrase:UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE *  
Definition:An office where the administrative duties of a university are performed.
monument Word or Phrase:EXTENDED DEFENCE OFFICER POST *  
Definition:An observation post for a naval officer in charge of a marine minefield.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE WITH MET SECTION *  
Definition:A watch office with additional rooms given over to the meteorological section, including a forecast room and met store.
monument Word or Phrase:DUTY PILOTS OFFICE (2072/26) *  
Definition:The first standardized design for a building for the duty pilot. It took the form of a small bungalow with a bay window on the front elevation.
monument Word or Phrase:TRAINING SCHOOL WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:Based on a typical 18ft span, 40ft long temporary brick hut but with two bay windows in the front elevation, one for the watch office and one for the chief instructor.
monument Word or Phrase:LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE *  
Definition:A building which houses the administrative functions of a local authority.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (12779/41) *  
Definition:A two-storey, structure with a brick ground floor and a reinforced concrete upper floor with balcony and large windows to the watch office and control room. This became the most common building design for air traffic control in the Second World War.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (13726/41) *  
Definition:A detached building without an operations block and crew briefing room designed on modern lines similar to, but smaller than WATCH OFFICE (12779/41). Began appearing on new stations from September 1941.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (14383/40) *  
Definition:A fighter satellite station watch office built to Air Ministry design drawing number 14383/40.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (15684/41) *  
Definition:A night fighter station watch office based on the standard design dor Bomber Satellite Station watch offices
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (17658/40) *  
Definition:A fighter satellite station watch office built to Air Ministry design drawing number 17658/40.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (18441/40) *  
Definition:A fighter satellite station watch office built to Air Ministry design drawing number 18441/40.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (1072/26) *  
Definition:A small, single storey building used as the Pilots' room on fighter stations and as the watch office on bomber stations.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (1597/27) *  
Definition:A small building housing pilot's and locker rooms with flight offices and a watch office. The only known example was built at Tangmere.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (1959/34) *  
Definition:A two-storey watch office, built to Air Ministry drawing number 1959/34. It became the standard design for watch offices with a large, almost square, ground plan with a central observation tower.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (1960/34) *  
Definition:A two-storey watch office, built to Air Ministry drawing number 1959/34 but with slight design modifications as detailed in drawing number 1960/34.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (3156/41) *  
Definition:A fighter satellite station watch office built to Air Ministry design drawing number 3156/41.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (4698/43) *  
Definition:No summary available.
monument Word or Phrase:CABLE REPEATER OFFICE *  
Definition:A cross channel telegraph office.
monument Word or Phrase:ECCLESIASTICAL OFFICE *  
Definition:An office which administers the affairs of the church.
monument Word or Phrase:PORT AUTHORITY OFFICE *  
Definition:The office of the body controlling a harbour and docks.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (207/36) *  
Definition:A two-storey watch office similar in design to drawing number 1959/34 but constructed completely from concrete. A large, almost square, ground plan with a central observation tower.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE (343/43) *  
Definition:A modification of WATCH OFFICE (12779/41) where the original large windows were removed and smaller frames fitted, the gap being filled with straight-joint brickwork.
monument Word or Phrase:NAVAL OFFICERS HOUSE *  
Definition:The residence of a Royal Navy or Merchant Navy officer.
monument Word or Phrase:NAVAL OFFICERS MESS *  
Definition:A building providing accommodation, dining and recreational facilities for commissioned naval officers.
monument Word or Phrase:DOCKMASTERS OFFICE *  
Definition:An administrative building used by the official in charge of a dock or harbour.
monument Word or Phrase:PIERMASTERS OFFICE *  
Definition:Office used by a Piermaster.
monument Word or Phrase:TIMEKEEPERS OFFICE *  
Definition:A room or building occupied by a person employed to keep accounts of workers' hours of labour.
monument Word or Phrase:COMMERCIAL OFFICE *  
Definition:The administrative office of a commercial concern.
monument Word or Phrase:CONSTABLES OFFICE *  
Definition:The premises of a police officer for a parish or township who was appointed to act as a conservator of the peace within the district.
monument Word or Phrase:GOVERNMENT OFFICE *  
Definition:The offices of a Government Department responsible for the administration of the country.
monument Word or Phrase:OFFICERS QUARTERS *  
Definition:A building where military officers are accommodated.
monument Word or Phrase:NEWSPAPER OFFICE *  
Definition:A building or set of rooms where a newspaper is compiled and produced, before being printed. May include facilities for printing.
monument Word or Phrase:SQUADRON OFFICE *  
Definition:A building used for the administration of a squadron.
monument Word or Phrase:TELEGRAPH OFFICE *  
Definition:The main office of a telegraph company containing rows of tables set with Morse sounders, keys, relays and pigeon holes from where MORSE coded messages were transmitted and received and telegrams dispatched.
monument Word or Phrase:TRANSPORT OFFICE *  
Definition:The administrative office of a transport company who provide a service for the conveyance and transportation of either goods or people.
monument Word or Phrase:MARITIME OFFICE *  
Definition:A building from where marine operations are directed.
monument Word or Phrase:MILITARY OFFICE *  
Definition:An administrative building used to organize and co-ordinate the activities of members of the armed forces.
monument Word or Phrase:REGISTER OFFICE *  
Definition:An office at which the registration of marriages, births and deaths are recorded, and in which marriage ceremonies may take place.
monument Word or Phrase:BETTING OFFICE *  
Definition:An establishment where wagering and the placing of bets takes place.
monument Word or Phrase:BOOKING OFFICE *  
Definition:An establishment where tickets/reservations for events, journeys or entrance to a site can be purchased.
monument Word or Phrase:DRAWING OFFICE *  
Definition:A commercial building used for the production of detailed, often technical, drawings.
monument Word or Phrase:RAILWAY OFFICE *  
Definition:A building or room where railway tickets may be bought and administrative duties associated with a railway are conducted.
monument Word or Phrase:SORTING OFFICE *  
Definition:A place where letters and parcels are sorted before being distributed. Usually found at a large general post office.
monument Word or Phrase:ESTATE OFFICE *  
Definition:An office for the administration of town or country estates.
monument Word or Phrase:EXCISE OFFICE *  
Definition:A government office used for the collecting of excise tax/duty.
monument Word or Phrase:FLIGHT OFFICE *  
Definition:Building block (often a temporary brick structure or Nissen hut) comprising office accommodation for flight commanders and flight sergeants as well as pilots' rest rooms, storerooms and locker rooms. Some flight offices have central corridors.
monument Word or Phrase:OFFICERS MESS *  
Definition:A building providing dining facilities and recreation for commissioned officers.
monument Word or Phrase:RECORD OFFICE *  
Definition:A building where official archives are kept for public inspection.
monument Word or Phrase:ASSAY OFFICE *  
Definition:A building for the weighing or testing of metals, eg. at a mine site.
monument Word or Phrase:CANAL OFFICE *  
Definition:A building or room, where business and/or administrative activities to do with the canals was conducted.
monument Word or Phrase:LEGAL OFFICE *  
Definition:A building housing the services of professionals with an expert knowledge of the law such as the offices of solicitors, barristers and lawyers.
monument Word or Phrase:NAVAL OFFICE *  
Definition:A building used for a variety of administrative purposes, usually at a naval dockyard.
monument Word or Phrase:PILOT OFFICE *  
Definition:An office used by a qualified pilot, expert in ship-handling and with local knowledge, who assists the captain or master to take a vessel in or out of a harbour or through narrow waters.
monument Word or Phrase:WATCH OFFICE *  
Definition:A building, originally used as a shelter for the duty pilot or officer on watch on an airfield, and later used to direct air traffic. Use more specific type where known.
monument Word or Phrase:ARMY OFFICE *  
Definition:A building used for a variety of administrative purposes, usually at a military base.
monument Word or Phrase:POST OFFICE *  
Definition:A building, department or shop where postal business is carried on.
monument Word or Phrase:PAY OFFICE *  
Definition:An office for the payment of wages, especially in industrial or commercial complexes.
monument Word or Phrase:OFFICE *  
Definition:A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known.

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