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monument Word or Phrase:FRUIT AND VEGETABLE WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A warehouse used for the storage of fruit and/or vegetables.

monument Word or Phrase:STATIONERY WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A building or part of a building used for the storage of stationery materials.

monument Word or Phrase:UPHOLSTERY WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large warehouse or store for upholstery.

monument Word or Phrase:FURNITURE WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A building or part of a building used for the storage of furniture or furniture related materials.

monument Word or Phrase:TRANSPORT WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large building, situated by or near a dock, canal, road or railway and used for the temporary storage of goods or merchandise awaiting transportation.

monument Word or Phrase:WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large storehouse where wholesale goods are stored.

monument Word or Phrase:HARDWARE WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A building or part of a building used specifically to store items of hardware and ironmongery.

monument Word or Phrase:SHIPPING WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large store for the temporary accommodation of goods awaiting transportation to or from the sea.

monument Word or Phrase:LEATHER WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large building used for the storage of leather goods or processed animal skins.

monument Word or Phrase:RAILWAY WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large building, situated at a railway terminus, used for the temporary storage of goods or merchandise awaiting transportation to or from a railway.

monument Word or Phrase:TEXTILE WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large store for textiles.

monument Word or Phrase:TOBACCO WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A building designed specifically for handling tobacco. This may be a bonded warehouse containing facilities for removing tobacco leaves from the hogsheads in which they were imported, and pressing them.

monument Word or Phrase:BONDED WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A warehouse, usually under the charge of CUSTOM HOUSE officials, in which goods were stored before the duty had been paid. Often found in dockyards, harbours, etc.

monument Word or Phrase:CANAL WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large building, situated by or near a canal, used for the temporary storage of goods or merchandise awaiting transportation to or from the canal.

monument Word or Phrase:CLOTH WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large building used for the storage of finished cloth.

monument Word or Phrase:GRAIN WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large building used for the storage of grain.

monument Word or Phrase:SUGAR WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A building where sugar is stored.

monument Word or Phrase:FISH WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large building where fish are stored before sale.

monument Word or Phrase:IRON WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large building where iron is stored.

monument Word or Phrase:LACE WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A building used for the finishing, drying and storage of lace.

monument Word or Phrase:SHOE WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A building or part of a building used for the storage of shoes or boots.

monument Word or Phrase:WOOL WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large store where wool is stored.

monument Word or Phrase:RUM WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A type of warehouse found in naval victualling yards, used for the storage of rum, a ration of which was given on a daily basis to members of the Royal Navy, up until the 1980s, when this practice ceased.

monument Word or Phrase:TEA WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A large building used to store tea.

monument Word or Phrase:WAREHOUSE *  
Definition:A building or part of a building used for the storage of goods or merchandise. Use more specific type where known.

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

English Heritage National Monuments Record

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