FISH Components Thesaurus
type: ConceptScheme
issued: 2026-02-06
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: England
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
description: Used to record the constituent elements of a building or monument.
has top concept: Areas And Spaces
has top concept: Building Component
has top concept: Decorative Features
has top concept: Fixtures And Fittings
has top concept: Machinery
has top concept: Order
has top concept: Plans And Divisions
has top concept: Structural Component
has top concept: Implied Feature
has top concept: Unassigned

Adytum
type: Concept
alternative label: Adyton
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Originally, the inner sanctuary of a Greek temple from where the oracle was delivered. Now used for any private chamber or sanctuary.

Agrafe
type: Concept
alternative label: Agraffe
broader: Keystone
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A keystone decorated with a relief sculpture, usually a cartouche

Ventilation Shaft
type: Concept
alternative label: Air Shaft
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A shaft constructed to allow the circulation of fresh air, into a mine, building etc.

Exercise Yard
type: Concept
alternative label: Airing Yard
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A yard intended for the purpose of taking exercise, for example within the grounds of a prison.

Covered Way
type: Concept
alternative label: Alatoria
alternative label: Alatorium
alternative label: Alorium
alternative label: Pentice
alternative label: Slype
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A passageway or corridor beteen two areas which is covered.

Loophole
type: Concept
alternative label: Aleois
alternative label: Balistraria
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An opening in a wall that is usually narrow on the outside but widens internally to allow a defender to stand and shoot through the loophole.

Alure
type: Concept
alternative label: Allure
alternative label: Alura
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A walkway around the parapets of a castle or the roof of a church.

Buttress
type: Concept
alternative label: Analemma
narrower: Angle Buttress
narrower: Arch Buttress
narrower: Clasping Buttress
narrower: Diagonal Buttress
narrower: Flying Buttress
narrower: Hanging Buttress
narrower: Lateral Buttress
narrower: Pier Buttress
narrower: Setback Buttress
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mass of stone or brick built against or as part of a wall to provide additional strength to it.

Angle Buttress
type: Concept
broader: Buttress
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Two buttresses which meet at a right angle at the corner of the structure they are supporting.

Clasping Buttress
type: Concept
broader: Buttress
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A buttress which encases the corner between two walls.

Diagonal Buttress
type: Concept
broader: Buttress
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A buttress placed at the exterior corner of a building, forming a 135 degree angle with the walls it supports.

Hanging Buttress
type: Concept
broader: Buttress
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A type of slender support carried on a corbel.

Lateral Buttress
type: Concept
broader: Buttress
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A buttress attached to a corner of a structure, seeming to be a continuation of one of the walls.

Pier Buttress
type: Concept
broader: Buttress
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A detached external pier by which an arch or vault is prevented from spreading.

Setback Buttress
type: Concept
broader: Buttress
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A buttress that is set slightly away from a corner. Usually one of a pair.

Wall
type: Concept
alternative label: Analemma
narrower: Curtain Wall
narrower: Plinth (Wall)
narrower: Dado (Wall)
narrower: Partition Wall
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A structure, usually of brick, stone or timber, that encloses or defines a space or room.

Curtain Wall
type: Concept
broader: Wall
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wall connecting two pavilions, bastions, towers etc..

Partition Wall
type: Concept
broader: Wall
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An interior wall, usually not load bearing, that divides a space.

Angle Staff
type: Concept
alternative label: Angle Bead
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical piece of wood fixed on corners of walls to help the fixing of plaster and to protect against damage to the plaster.

Brace
type: Concept
alternative label: Angle Brace
narrower: Arch Brace
narrower: Concealed Brace
narrower: Corner Brace
narrower: Downward Brace
narrower: Dragon Tie
narrower: Knee Brace
narrower: Ogee Brace
narrower: Parallel Brace
narrower: Passing Brace
narrower: Passing Windbrace
narrower: Rafter Brace
narrower: Scissor Braces
narrower: Sling Brace
narrower: Upward Brace
broader: Fastening
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inclined timber used to support and provide rigidity to roofs, partitions etc.

Arch Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A curving, upright timber brace used in roof construction, found in pairs, forming an arch.

Concealed Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A brace halved to the inside of studs, and so not visible from outside.

Corner Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short, horizontal brace set between a tiebeam and a wall plate to strengthen the structure.

Downward Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A brace running from a vertical to a lower horizontal timber.

Dragon Tie
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal brace linking tiebeam and wall plate, or adjacent wall plates at the corner of a hipped roof.

Knee Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A very short brace between post and tiebeam, or post and wall plate.

Parallel Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A brace, parallel to another, in wall framing or arcading, or in trusses between post and tiebeam; also referred to as a duplicate brace.

Passing Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A long straight timber, halved across other roof timbers, especially running from a wall post or aisle post across the tiebeam to the opposing rafter.

Passing Windbrace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A windbrace that bypasses one purlin to be jointed into the next purlin or principal.

Rafter Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A timber running obliquely across a series of common rafters.

Scissor Braces
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of a pair of crossing braces halved or lapped across each other, tying a pair of rafters together.

Sling Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A brace, running from a post to a principal, stiffening an interrupted tiebeam.

Upward Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A brace extending from a vertical to a higher horizontal timber.

Quoin
type: Concept
alternative label: Angle Stone
alternative label: Coien
alternative label: Coign
alternative label: Coin
alternative label: Coyn
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Long And Short Work
narrower: Clapping Quoin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stone or brick used on a corner to reinforce it and also as decoration.

Long And Short Work
type: Concept
broader: Quoin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A Saxon quoin consisting of alternating horizontally and vertically laid stones.

Clapping Quoin
type: Concept
alternative label: Hollow Quoin
broader: Quoin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A quoin, usually of stone, with a concave rebate at one corner forming the surface against which the rounded edge of a canal lock gate turns, making a kind of hinge.

Angle Column
type: Concept
alternative label: Angular Column
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column at the corner of a structure.

Basket Arch
type: Concept
alternative label: Anse De Panier
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch consisting of a segment of a circle connected to other segments with smaller radii.

Anteroom
type: Concept
alternative label: Antechamber
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room before a larger room which is often used as a waiting room.

Architrave
type: Concept
alternative label: Antepagmenta
alternative label: Epistyle
broader: Entablature
narrower: Fascia
narrower: Gibbs Surround
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The lowest of the three main parts of an entablature. Also the lintels, jambs and mouldings surrounding a door, window, panels or niche; or the ornamental mouldings around the exterior curve of an arch.

Fascia
type: Concept
broader: Architrave
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of two or three bands on a classical architrave, each projecting slightly beyiond the one below, often separated by enriched mouldings. Also a vertical band or board, such as that over a shop front on which its name is painted.

Gibbs Surround
type: Concept
broader: Architrave
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An architrave surrounding a door, window or niche interrupted by large blocks of stone, and often by a massive keystone set under a pediment. Named after the architect James Gibbs (1682-1754).

Infirmary
type: Concept
alternative label: Apothecarerium
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room or group of rooms for healing the sick. Where it is a monument use the Thesaurus of Monument Types.

Ashlar Piece
type: Concept
alternative label: Ashlar Post
broader: Ashlaring
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inclined timber running from a rafter to the inner face of a wall, forming a triangle.

Engaged Column
type: Concept
alternative label: Attached Column
narrower: Applied Column
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column that is attached to or partly sunk into a wall or pier.

Applied Column
type: Concept
broader: Engaged Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An engaged column, that is one attached to a wall.

Attic
type: Concept
alternative label: Attic Storey
broader: Storey
narrower: Garret
narrower: Loft
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area partly or fully within the roof space of a building.

Garret
type: Concept
broader: Attic
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An apartment contained, wholly or partially, within the roof space of a house.

Loft
type: Concept
broader: Attic
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Space used for storage in the roof.

Retrochoir
type: Concept
alternative label: Back Choir
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The space between the high altar and the east wall or chapel in a large church, and often the area west of a Monks' choir.

Hayloft
type: Concept
alternative label: Balk
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A loft for the storage of hay.

Banderolle
type: Concept
alternative label: Bannerolle
broader: Band (Moulding)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flat band carrying a motto.

Banqueting Hall
type: Concept
alternative label: Banqueting Room
broader: Dining Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hall normally reserved for holding feasts on special occasions.

Wagon Roof
type: Concept
alternative label: Barrel Roof
alternative label: Cradle Roof
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof consisting of a series of rafters and arch braces set closely together to give the appearance of a continuous, uninterrupted arch or curved plate.

Ionic Capital
type: Concept
alternative label: Beaked Ionic Capital
narrower: Angle Capital
narrower: Angular Capital
broader: Capital
broader: Ionic Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A Capital with a rolled up cushion-like form on either side creating distinctive volutes.

Angle Capital
type: Concept
alternative label: Corner Capital
broader: Ionic Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A capital at the corner of a colonade or portico in the Ionic Order in which the volutes are splayed outwards at 45 degrees.

Angular Capital
type: Concept
broader: Ionic Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A type of Ionic diagonal capital where all four sides are the same and with therefore eight volutes.

Beam Steam Engine
type: Concept
alternative label: Beam Engine
broader: Steam Engine
narrower: Compound Steam Engine
narrower: Cornish Engine
narrower: Newcomen Atmospheric Engine
narrower: Rotative Beam Engine
narrower: Side Lever Engine
narrower: Sims Compound Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An engine which operates machinery via a pivoted, horizontal beam with a piston located at one end and a reciprocating pump beneath the other, resulting in a rocking, seesaw-like motion. Variations featured the steam piston placed above the beam.

Cornish Engine
type: Concept
broader: Beam Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A beam steam engine originating in Cornwall, first used for raising water from mines.

Newcomen Atmospheric Engine
type: Concept
broader: Beam Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A single acting, non-rotative beam engine worked by atmospheric pressure.

Side Lever Engine
type: Concept
broader: Beam Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A design of beam steam engine introduced circa 1800 in which, instead of a single overhead rocking beam, there are two beams positioned alongside the cylinder, one either side, giving a lower overall height.

Sims Compound Engine
type: Concept
broader: Beam Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A form of tandem compounding of early beam engines, with a high pressure steam cylinder mounted on top of a low pressure one, introduced in Cornwall the 1840s by James Sims.

Bedroom
type: Concept
alternative label: Bed Chamber
broader: Retirement Room
narrower: Camera (Bedroom)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room intended to contain a bed.

Camera (Bedroom)
type: Concept
broader: Bedroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A private bed sitting room.

Bed Nook
type: Concept
alternative label: Bed Recess
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small projection designed to allow space for a bed.

Belfast Truss Roof
type: Concept
alternative label: Belfast Roof
broader: Bowstring Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Belfast Truss
scope note: A roof with a bow-shaped, segmental timber truss which has the space between its members filled by a lattice of crossing diagonal rods.

Bell Tower
type: Concept
alternative label: Bell Turret
broader: Tower
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Ringing Chamber
scope note: A high tower, attached to or detached from a building such as a church, with a belfry stage containing bells.

Cushion Capital
type: Concept
alternative label: Block Capital
alternative label: Cube Capital
alternative label: Pillow Capital
broader: Capital
narrower: Scalloped Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cube-shaped capital with its lower corners rounded to facilitate the transition from the circular shaft below to the square abacus it supports.

Scalloped Capital
type: Concept
broader: Cushion Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A type of cushion capital with the lunette on each face cut into a series of truncated cones to form a scallop shell-like decoration.

Bower
type: Concept
alternative label: Bowre
broader: Private Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A private room or parlour usually at the same level as the hall.

Bressummer
type: Concept
alternative label: Breastsummer
alternative label: Chimney Bar
alternative label: Brest Summer
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal, supporting beam set above an opening in an external wall, a fireplace opening or in timber framed construction set forward from the lower part of a building to support a jettied wall.

Office
type: Concept
alternative label: Business Room
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which commercial or administrative activities are carried out.

Abutment
type: Concept
alternative label: Butment
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Solid masonry placed to counteract the lateral thrust of a vault or arch.

Tenoned Purlin
type: Concept
alternative label: Butt Purlin
broader: Purlin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A purlin that is joined to a principal rafter by a tenon joint.

Warming Room
type: Concept
alternative label: Calefactory
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A heated room within a monastery where monks could warm themselves.

Room
type: Concept
alternative label: Camera (Generic)
alternative label: Chamber
narrower: Adytum
narrower: Almonry
narrower: Anchorage
narrower: Antehall
narrower: Anteroom
narrower: Apartment
narrower: Apodyterium
narrower: Auditorium
narrower: Ballroom
narrower: Banking Hall
narrower: Belfry
narrower: Bleeding Room
narrower: Bursary
narrower: Cabinet
narrower: Caldarium
narrower: Camera (Suite)
narrower: Casemate
narrower: Cell
narrower: Chinese Room
narrower: Cloakroom
narrower: Confessio
narrower: Control Room
narrower: Crypt
narrower: Dining Room
narrower: Dressing Room
narrower: Dungeon
narrower: Food Preparation Room
narrower: Gallery (Secular)
narrower: Great Chamber
narrower: Grinding Room
narrower: Guard Chamber
narrower: Hall (Communal)
narrower: Infirmary
narrower: Keeping Room
narrower: Knights Chamber
narrower: Laundry Room
narrower: Library
narrower: Lobby
narrower: Meeting Room
narrower: Office
narrower: Pallet Chamber
narrower: Police Cell
narrower: Powdering Room
narrower: Prison Cell
narrower: Privy Chamber
narrower: Prothesis
narrower: Recreation Room
narrower: Relic Chamber
narrower: Retirement Room
narrower: Sacristy
narrower: Salon
narrower: Scullery
narrower: Servants Hall
narrower: Servants Quarters
narrower: Service Room
narrower: Solar
narrower: Staircase Hall
narrower: State Apartment
narrower: Stewards Room
narrower: Storeroom
narrower: Study
narrower: Vestry
narrower: Washing Room
narrower: Reception Room
narrower: Waiting Room
narrower: Throne Room
narrower: Schoolroom
narrower: Nursery
narrower: Bar Room
narrower: Artists Studio
narrower: Priests Hole
narrower: Boiler Room
narrower: Changing Room
narrower: Porters Room
narrower: Masters Room
narrower: Work Room
narrower: Utility Room

Almonry
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in a monastery from which alms were distributed; or the residence of an almoner.

Anchorage
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room over the vestry of a church, often thought to have been where anchorets lived.

Antehall
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The hall before a great hall.

Apartment
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room or group of rooms in a building.

Apodyterium
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The undressing room in a bath house or similar.

Ballroom
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for holding receptions particularly balls.

Banking Hall
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An open area within a bank where financial transactions take place.

Belfry
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The tower, generally attached to a church or other building but sometimes separate, where bells are hung and from which sound is emitted. Also applied to the upper chamber where bells are hung, or the wooden structure supporting them.

Bleeding Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room dedicated to the drawing or letting of blood, a procedure once thought to possess medicinal properties.

Bursary
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A treasury, often the bursar's room in a college or university.

Cabinet
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small room used as a study for the preservation of papers etc. Generally use for any small room appended to a larger one.

Caldarium
type: Concept
alternative label: Hot Bath
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The hot room in a Roman baths.

Camera (Suite)
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A suite of rooms.

Casemate
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chamber built into a wall in a defensive structure.

Chinese Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room decorated, and furnished, in the style of the Chinese.

Cloakroom
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which cloaks, coats, hats etc may be left and often including coathooks, hat boxes and similar fixtures and fittings.

Confessio
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A recess or chamber near the altar which holds a relic. A feature of medieval churches.

Control Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which actions are checked, verified and approved.

Dressing Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room, particularly in a house or theatre, intended for dressing or changing one's clothes and furnished with wardrobes, dressing tables and other facilities for the application of make-up, styling of hair etc.

Great Chamber
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An apartment for the use of people of high status, often the owner of the building. Also a room adjoining, or close to, a hall and used as a drawing room or venue for private functions.

Grinding Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room where usually materials or consumables are processed into tools or meal, for example in a workshop or mill.

Guard Chamber
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room frequently in a military building where sentries guard and protect the premises.

Keeping Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room that serves as a combined living-room, kitchen and workshop.

Knights Chamber
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A communal sleeping room in medieval houses for male servants.

Laundry Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for washing and cleaning linen.

Library
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A place set apart to contain books for reading, study or reference.

Lobby
type: Concept
alternative label: Foyer
alternative label: Hall (Lobby)
alternative label: Vestibule
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small room communicating with one or more apartments.

Pallet Chamber
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which servants slept.

Police Cell
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for temporary imprisonment and detention at a Police Station.

Powdering Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small room off a bedroom, usually in eighteenth century houses, in which a person would have their wig powdered.

Prison Cell
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for detention and imprisonment within a prison.

Privy Chamber
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A private chamber usually in a Royal residence.

Prothesis
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in a church to receive the congregation's offerings.

Relic Chamber
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room within a church or cathedral in which holy relics were kept.

Sacristy
type: Concept
alternative label: Diaconicon
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in a church where vestments and sacred vessels are stored.

Salon
type: Concept
alternative label: Salone
alternative label: Saloon
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large, high-ceilinged room, usually in a great house or palace, serving as a principal reception room; also a room used by the public for a specific purpose; or a drawing room in a house.

Servants Hall
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for servants, particularly where they would eat.

Servants Quarters
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The part of a house frequented by servants when not performing their duties.

Service Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room usually set aside for the provision of materials used in a household.

Staircase Hall
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room which contains, wholly or partly, a staircase.

State Apartment
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room or group of rooms usually reserved for use by the monarchy or government.

Stewards Room
type: Concept
alternative label: Stewards Parlour
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for higher-ranking servants.

Vestry
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room used in a church to store vestments and for the clergy to dress in.

Reception Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in a house, hotel, business premises etc. where guests or visitors are received.

Waiting Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room provided for the use of people waiting for a service, such as a train or bus service, or to see an individual such as a doctor or a dentist. When a dedicated structure, see Thesaurus of Monument Types.

Throne Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room containing one or more thrones.

Nursery
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room equipped for the care of babies and young children.

Artists Studio
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A workroom or apartment, often with a north-light, used for the creation of artwork by painters, sculptors etc.

Priests Hole
type: Concept
alternative label: Dean Hole
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A concealed passage or room for the purpose of hiding and protecting a (Roman Catholic) priest during times of religious persecution.

Boiler Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room, usually at ground level or below, housing the tank in which water is heated as part of a building's heating system.

Changing Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room within a building, such as a shop or leisure complex,sometimes equipped with cubicles or screens to allow a degree of privacy, where clothing can be tried on or changed.

Porters Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Room within a building or complex used by a porter.

Masters Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Room in a building or complex in which the master of an establishment, such as a workhouse or a school, is accommodated.

Work Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Room in a building or complex, such as a workhouse, in which work is carried out.

Utility Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which domestic appliances and facilities for cleaning are stored.

Fumigatory
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room within a building or complex, such as a workhouse, used for purifying objects with smoke.

First Aid Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room set aside for the initial treatment of injuries sustained for example in public amenities such as lidos.

Post Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room where letters and parcels are sorted prior to dispatch

Laboratory
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room, within a building or institution, equipped for conducting scientific experiments or research.

Frigidarium
type: Concept
alternative label: Cold Bath
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The cold room in a Roman baths.

Tepidarium
type: Concept
alternative label: Warm Bath
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The warm room in a Roman baths.

Novices Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in a monastery used by monks or nuns as a day room.

Box Office
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A ticket booth in a theatre or cinema.

Function Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room set aside within a building where social and other functions such as parties, presentations and meetings can be held.

Photographic Darkroom
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A darkened room or workshop used by photographers to process prints from glass plates or photographic film.

Cellar
type: Concept
alternative label: Cellarium
broader: Storeroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room that is underground or partially underground. Primarily used for storage.

Axial Chimney Plan
type: Concept
alternative label: Central Chimney Plan
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan of a building which consists of two or more cells where the chimney is placed on the axis of the building between two rooms and midway between the lateral walls.

Willans Centre Valve Steam Engine
type: Concept
alternative label: Centre Valve Steam Engine
broader: Compound Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A high speed, single acting compound steam engine with centrally placed piston valves controlling the distribution of steam.

Sill
type: Concept
alternative label: Cill
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The horizontal piece of timber or stone forming the bottom of a window, doorway or other opening, usually and properly designed to throw off water.

Compound Pier
type: Concept
alternative label: Clustered Pier
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pier made up of several shafts against it. The shafts can be attached or detached.

Pantry
type: Concept
alternative label: Covey
alternative label: Covie
broader: Food Preparation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room used for storing food.

Crenellation
type: Concept
alternative label: Crenel
alternative label: Crenelle
alternative label: Embrasure
broader: Battlement
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The openings between the upright blocks, or merlons, of a battlement.

Crypt
type: Concept
alternative label: Crouds
narrower: Arcosolium
narrower: Ring Crypt
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wholly or partially underground chamber, often beneath a chancel, equipped for religious services and usually containing tombs.

Arcosolium
type: Concept
broader: Crypt
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arched or vaulted recess, within a tomb or catacomb, intended to contain a coffin or sarcophagus.

Ring Crypt
type: Concept
broader: Crypt
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A semicircular crypt below the apse of a church.

Ambulatory (External)
type: Concept
alternative label: Deambulatory
broader: External Area Or Space
narrower: Cloister
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A path or area for exercise, usually taken in the form of walking. Can be partially or totally covered.

Column
type: Concept
alternative label: Demi Column
narrower: Angle Column
narrower: Annulated Column
narrower: Annulet
narrower: Apophyge
narrower: Atlantis
narrower: Attic Column
narrower: Banded Column
narrower: Blocked Column
narrower: Caryatid
narrower: Clustered Column
narrower: Colonnette
narrower: Composite Column
narrower: Corinthian Column
narrower: Doric Column
narrower: Engaged Column
narrower: Ionic Column
narrower: Spiral Column
narrower: Tuscan Column
narrower: Detached Column
narrower: Drum
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical, circular member, usually load-carrying. Where separate, use monument type.

Annulated Column
type: Concept
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column joined to another by a band or ring.

Annulet
type: Concept
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small, flat band or fillet around a shaft or column.

Apophyge
type: Concept
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The outward curve at the top or bottom of a column where it joins the base or capital.

Attic Column
type: Concept
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A square pillar.

Banded Column
type: Concept
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column in which the shaft is interrupted by stone bands.

Blocked Column
type: Concept
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column whose shaft is interrupted by square blocks.

Clustered Column
type: Concept
alternative label: Compound Column
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pier made up of several columns clustered together. They can be attached through their whole length or only at top and bottom.

Spiral Column
type: Concept
alternative label: Twisted Column
alternative label: Salomonic Column
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column whose shaft is scuplted to give it a contorted or twisted appearance, sometimes referred to as a barley-sugar column.

Detached Column
type: Concept
alternative label: Insulated Column
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An unengaged, or free-standing, column.

Drum
type: Concept
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A polygonal or circular stone forming part of the shaft of a column.

Relieving Arch
type: Concept
alternative label: Discharging Arch
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch built into a wall above another arch or lintel to relieve it of some of the weight of the structure above.

Dormitory
type: Concept
alternative label: Dorter
broader: Retirement Room
narrower: Ward
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A sleeping apartment usually containing a number of beds and sometimes partitioned into cubicles.A room for sleeping in, usually for a number of beds.

Butterfly Plan
type: Concept
alternative label: Double Suntrap Plan
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A nineteenth century plan where two or four wings of a house are constructed at an angle to the core, usually at approximately 45 degrees to the wall of the core building.

Egg And Dart
type: Concept
alternative label: Egg And Anchor
alternative label: Egg And Leaf
alternative label: Egg And Tongue
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative ornamentation consisting of alternating oval and V-shaped motifs, used to enrich ovolo mouldings.

Battlement
type: Concept
alternative label: Embattlement
broader: Parapet
narrower: Crenellation
narrower: Machicolation
narrower: Merlon
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An indented parapet consisting of raised parts, called merlons, separated by gaps, or crenelles.

Machicolation
type: Concept
broader: Battlement
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An opening through which missiles or combustible materials could be dropped upon attackers. Usually through the roof of an entrance way or in a projecting parapet.

Merlon
type: Concept
broader: Battlement
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The solid, upright part of a battlement separating the openings, or crenelles.

Scullery
type: Concept
alternative label: Ewery
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Kitchen
scope note: A room, or part of a kitchen, for the cleaning and storage of kitchen utensils.

Antechoir
type: Concept
alternative label: Forechoir
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Part of a church in front of the choir and usually enclosed by tombs, screens etc.

Antechurch
type: Concept
alternative label: Forechurch
broader: Building Component
narrower: Narthex (Medieval)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An addition to the west end of a church which is similar to a porch or narthex but usually consists of a nave and aisles.

Cruck
type: Concept
alternative label: Full Cruck
narrower: Base Cruck
narrower: Blade
narrower: Cruck Spur
narrower: End Cruck
narrower: Jointed Cruck
narrower: Raised Cruck
narrower: Upper Cruck
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pair of timbers, or blades, usually curved, rising from a place at or near ground level to a point at or near the apex of a roof, forming an approximately triangular frame on which the subsidiary structure rests.

Base Cruck
type: Concept
broader: Cruck
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cruck, forming the main upright of a wall but whose blades are truncated by a transverse member.

Blade
type: Concept
broader: Cruck
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A principal member in a cruck truss.

Cruck Spur
type: Concept
broader: Cruck
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short timber connecting a cruck's timber, or blade, to a wall plate.

End Cruck
type: Concept
broader: Cruck
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cruck blade, sometimes jointed, set in the centre of a gable wall, usually of a cruck-framed building.

Jointed Cruck
type: Concept
broader: Cruck
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cruck truss whose blades are composed of two pieces of timber joined near the wall head in a variety of ways.

Raised Cruck
type: Concept
broader: Cruck
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cruck which is set in solid masonry above floor level but stretching a long way down the wall.

Upper Cruck
type: Concept
broader: Cruck
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cruck with its feet sitting on a ceiling beam on the first floor.

Gallery (Ecclesiastical)
type: Concept
alternative label: Gallery (Church)
alternative label: Gallery (Chapel)
narrower: Musicians Gallery
narrower: Organ Loft
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An upper story in a chapel, church or cathedral, situated above the aisle and below the clerestory, often arcaded and sometime called a Tribune.

Colossal Order
type: Concept
alternative label: Giant Order
broader: Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An order in which the columns rise more than one storey in height from the ground or plinth.

Squint
type: Concept
alternative label: Hagioscope
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An aperture cut obliquely in a wall, usually of a chancel, affording a view between the high altar and the aisles or side chapels.

Grasshopper Engine
type: Concept
alternative label: Half Beam Engine
broader: Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Also known as a half-beam engine, named for the characteristic nodding action of the overhead beam which is supposed to resemble the action of the rear legs of the grasshopper.

Great Hall
type: Concept
alternative label: Long Room
broader: Hall (Communal)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large communal room often occupying the full height of the building, used for functions such as meetings, entertainments etc. Traditionally found in medieval buildings but also found in later buildings emulating medieval architecture.

Living Room
type: Concept
alternative label: Lounge (Private)
broader: Meeting Room
narrower: Morning Room
narrower: Sitting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for general daily use, usually in a family dwelling.

Morning Room
type: Concept
broader: Living Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A sitting room or lounge in a house intended mainly for use during the morning.

Neck Moulding
type: Concept
alternative label: Necking
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A moulding on the neck of a column.

Bullseye Window
type: Concept
alternative label: Oeil De Boeuf
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An oval window placed with its long axis horizontal. The term is often applied to similar round windows.

Outshot
type: Concept
alternative label: Outshut
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An extension to a building, though sometimes contemporary with it, housed under a lean-to roof.

Passage
type: Concept
alternative label: Passageway
alternative label: Transyte
narrower: Aisle
narrower: Cross Passage
narrower: Enterclose
narrower: Screens Passage
narrower: Walkway
narrower: Triforium
narrower: Wall Passage
narrower: Service Passage
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A narrow means of access, often internal.

Cross Passage
type: Concept
broader: Passage
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Entry to a hall through opposing doors with a partition screening the hall and forming a passageway.

Enterclose
type: Concept
broader: Passage
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A passage between two rooms in a house or leading from the door to the hall.

Screens Passage
type: Concept
broader: Passage
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A passage that runs axially across the end of a hall with a screen between it and the hall and doorways to service rooms on the other side.

Wall Passage
type: Concept
broader: Passage
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A passage constructed within the thickness of a wall.

Service Passage
type: Concept
broader: Passage
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A passage providing access to utility services or a larger tunnel for the purposes of monitoring and maintenance. May also provide be used as an evacuation route.

Box Frame
type: Concept
alternative label: Post And Truss Frame
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Timber framed construction where a box of horizontal and vertical members is created to support the roof.

Audience Chamber
type: Concept
alternative label: Presence Chamber
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room where a monarch or similar would meet people, usually in a palace or similar building.

Putlog Hole
type: Concept
alternative label: Put Log Hole
broader: Implied Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hole in a wall in which cross timbers, known as putlogs, were placed to allow scaffolding to be erected. Putlog holes are often left unfilled and are often the only evidence for the use of scaffolding.

Courtyard Plan
type: Concept
alternative label: Quadrangle Plan
broader: Structural Plan
narrower: Double Courtyard Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan of a house where the buildings are around at least three sides of a quadrilateral courtyard.

Double Courtyard Plan
type: Concept
broader: Courtyard Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Two linked quadrangular open areas surrounded by walls or buildings.

Ogee
type: Concept
alternative label: Ressant
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Cyma Recta
related: Ogee Arch
related: Ogee Brace
scope note: A decorative form consisting of two upright S-shaped curves positioned opposite one another with their concave sections placed at the top.

Helm Roof
type: Concept
alternative label: Rhenish Helm
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof with four sloping sides, rising from four gables, joining at the apex like a pyramid.

Boss
type: Concept
alternative label: Roof Boss
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A carved, convex block, often richly decorated, at the intersections of vault-ribs, beam-junctions or terminations of mouldings.

Apex Stone
type: Concept
alternative label: Saddle Stone
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The top stone in a gable end.

Bellcote
type: Concept
alternative label: Sanctus Bell Cote
alternative label: Bell Gable
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A housing for one or more bells, usually gabled or roofed.

Gamesroom
type: Concept
alternative label: Shovelboard Parlour
broader: Recreation Room
narrower: Billiard Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which board and table games are usually played.

Billiard Room
type: Concept
broader: Gamesroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room intended for the placement and use of a billiard table.

Staircase
type: Concept
alternative label: Stairway
alternative label: Stairs
narrower: Back Staircase
narrower: Dogleg Staircase
narrower: External Staircase
narrower: Imperial Staircase
narrower: Newel Post
narrower: Newel Staircase
narrower: Night Stair
narrower: Open Well Staircase
narrower: Service Staircase
narrower: Spiral Staircase
narrower: Winder Staircase
narrower: Escalator
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Riser
scope note: A flight of steps leading from one level to another.

Back Staircase
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A staircase for the use of servants, tradesmen or individuals not permitted to use the main part of a building or establishment.

Dogleg Staircase
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A staircase divided into two parallel flights joined by a landing with no well between the outer strings.

External Staircase
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flight of stairs, situated on a building's exterior, extending to an upper storey.

Imperial Staircase
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A grand staircase where the lower flight splits into two upper flights.

Newel Staircase
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A staircase where the vertical members are placed at the ends of flights to support the strings, handrails, trimmers and bearers.

Night Stair
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A staircase, usually leading from a dormitory, used by monks to enter the transept of a monastic church.

Open Well Staircase
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A staircase, usually rising through more than one storey, with a space at its centre around which the stair is carried by strings and newels.

Service Staircase
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A staircase normally used by servants and tradesmen.

Spiral Staircase
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A staircase, circular in plan, that winds around a central newel.

Winder Staircase
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A staircase that rises through only one storey and has treads and risers framed into square studs, one of them often on one side of a door-frame; it usually occupies a rectangular space.

Springer
type: Concept
alternative label: Tas De Charge
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The point or block from which an arch or vault starts. The block generally has a horizontal base and sloped top.

Atlantis
type: Concept
alternative label: Telamone
alternative label: Atlas
broader: Column
broader: Human Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A whole male figure used in place of a column to support an entablature.

Barrel Vault
type: Concept
alternative label: Tunnel Vault
alternative label: Wagon Vault
broader: Vault
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A semi-circular or pointed vault uninterrupted by cross vaults, the ceiling bearing a resemblence to a tunnel or the inside of a barrel.

Atmospheric Engine
type: Concept
alternative label: Vacuum Engine
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An early steam engine using steam at atmospheric pressure. Chiefly employed in mine pumping. sometimes known as a vacuum engine.

Game Larder
type: Concept
alternative label: Venison Larder
broader: Larder
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A store for undressed meat, usually for keeping grouse, partridge, pheasant or rabbit in a cool environment.

Volute
type: Concept
alternative label: Volute Cushion
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative, spiral scroll form, thought to have been based upon the shape of a ram's horn, employed in consoles, modillions, the capitals of orders such as the Ionic, Composite and Corinthian etc..

Wall Plate
type: Concept
alternative label: Wallplate
narrower: Aisle Plate
broader: Plate
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A longitudinal timber set on top of a timber frame, brick or masonry wall on which roof-trusses or rafters rest.

Aisle Plate
type: Concept
broader: Wall Plate
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal member along the length of an aisle wall to receive the ends of rafters.

Parlour
type: Concept
alternative label: Winter Parlour
narrower: Lochtory
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Originally a reception room where visitors come come to talk especially in a closed establishment such as a monastery or school. Later used to refer to any room used for entertaining guests.

Lochtory
type: Concept
broader: Parlour
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A parlour in a monastery.

Drawing Room
type: Concept
alternative label: Withdrawing Chamber
alternative label: Withdrawing Room
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room to withdraw to from the dining room.

Aureole
type: Concept
alternative label: Glory
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Circular or almond-shaped halo surrounding the figure of Christ, the Virgin or a saint.

Baldacchino
type: Concept
alternative label: Baldachin
alternative label: Baldaquin
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A canopy suspended, or on pillars, over a throne or altar.

Batten
type: Concept
alternative label: Cover Slip
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small timber fixed to a wall to support items such as cladding. Also a strip of timber fixed across two or more parallel boards to join them together or conceal their join.

Bead And Reel
type: Concept
alternative label: Paternoster
alternative label: Bead And Berry
alternative label: Pearl And Olive
broader: Astragal
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative ornamentation consisting of alternating bead shapes with small, elliptical forms resembling reels

Mansard Roof
type: Concept
alternative label: Gambrel Roof
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A curb-roof with curved or steeply pitched lower slopes and a hipped or pitched roof above. Named after the French Classical architect F. Mansart.

Dado (Pedestal)
type: Concept
alternative label: Die
broader: Pedestal
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The area between the base and the cornice of a plinth.

Diocletian Window
type: Concept
alternative label: Therm
alternative label: Thermal Window
broader: Mullioned Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A semi-circular opening or window divided, by two mullions, into three sections, the central section being wider than those either side of it.

Dripstone
type: Concept
alternative label: Drip Mould
alternative label: Hood Mould
broader: Moulding
narrower: Label
narrower: Shell Hood
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A moulding that projects from a wall above an exterior opening and is shaped to channel rainwater away from it.

Label
type: Concept
broader: Dripstone
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rectangular dripstone.

Shell Hood
type: Concept
broader: Dripstone
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A shell-shaped moulded hood over an exterior opening, such as a doorway.

Fireback
type: Concept
alternative label: Chimney Back
broader: Fireplace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The heat-resistant wall, or sometimes decorative cast iron panel, at the back of a fireplace.

Lucam
type: Concept
alternative label: Lucomb
alternative label: Luccam
alternative label: Lewcome
alternative label: Locum
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A projecting structure in the roof of a mill containing a winch, allowing loads to be lifted clear of the building's wall and protecting the winch from the weather.

Split Baluster
type: Concept
alternative label: Engaged Baluster
broader: Baluster
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A half or whole baluster applied to a wall or pedestal, thus described as engaged.

Venetian Window
type: Concept
alternative label: Serliana
alternative label: Palladian Window
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window with three openings, the central light being arched and wider than those flanking it.

Altar
type: Concept
alternative label: Communion Table
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An elevated table or podium on which to place, or sacrifice, offerings to a god or gods.

Altar Rail
type: Concept
alternative label: Communion Rail
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rail or balustrade that separates the altar from the rest of the church.

Chevron Moulding
type: Concept
alternative label: Zigzag Moulding
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A three-dimensional decorative ornamentation composed of a series of Vs forming a zigzag.

Chantry Chapel
type: Concept
alternative label: Chantry
broader: Chapel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chapel, often attached to or screened off inside a church, endowed for the celebration of masses principally for the repose of the founder?s soul.

Wardrobe
type: Concept
alternative label: Garderobe (Wardrobe)
broader: Storeroom
broader: Cupboard
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room or cupboard usually used for the storage of garments.

Musicians Gallery
type: Concept
alternative label: Minstrels Gallery
broader: Gallery (Secular)
broader: Gallery (Ecclesiastical)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A loft, balcony or gallery, in a hall or church, for the use of musicians.

Bartizan
type: Concept
alternative label: Bartisan
broader: Turret
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small turret that projects from the top of a tower or parapet.

Beak Head Moulding
type: Concept
alternative label: Birds Head Moulding
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative moulding depicting an animal or bird head with a tongue or beak that overlaps the moulding set below it.

Rood Screen
type: Concept
alternative label: Chancel Screen
broader: Screen
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A timber screen, often richly decorated, placed in front of a chancel to support a rood loft.

Tuscan Order
type: Concept
alternative label: Gigantic Order
narrower: Tuscan Arch
narrower: Tuscan Base
narrower: Tuscan Capital
narrower: Tuscan Column
narrower: Tuscan Entablature
broader: Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A biggest and plainest of the classical architectural orders, based upon a simplified version of the Doric Order. Sometimes called the Gigantic order, though not to be confused with the Colossal or Giant Order.

Cyma Recta
type: Concept
alternative label: Ogee Moulding
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Ogee
scope note: A decorative S-shaped moulding, usually placed at the top of a cornice, with a convex lower half and a concave upper half.

Refectory
type: Concept
alternative label: Frater
broader: Dining Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A dining hall, usually in a monastery or college.

Sheela Na Gig
type: Concept
alternative label: Sheila Na Gig
broader: Human Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A carved stone female figure often found on castles and churches.

Blind Arcade
type: Concept
alternative label: Wall Arcade
broader: Arcade
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Triforium
scope note: A succession of arches on shafts with no openings, attached to and used to enliven a wall.

Wall Crane
type: Concept
alternative label: Jigger
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wall mounted, hydraulically operated crane or winch, sometimes used to operate lifts.

Chain Pump
type: Concept
alternative label: Rag And Chain Pump
broader: Pump
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An early design of pump featuring a series of pistons, or sometimes bundles of rags, passing through a barrel on a continuous chain, forcing water upwards.

Horse Whim
type: Concept
alternative label: Horse Gin
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A timber, horse-powered device consisting of a large, rotating drum around which a rope would be wound, hoisting material from a quarry pit, mine shaft etc..

Clerestory
type: Concept
alternative label: Clearstory
alternative label: Clearstorey
alternative label: Clerestorey
alternative label: Overstorey
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The upper parts of walls carried on arcades or colonnades in the nave, choir or transepts of a church or hall, rising higher than the lean-to roofs of the aisles and pierced with windows to allow light to penetrate.

Secondary Truss
type: Concept
alternative label: Intermediate Truss
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A truss of slighter construction between principal trusses in an elaborate roof.

Trimmer
type: Concept
alternative label: Trimmer Joist
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short timber supporting end of joists or rafters to facilitate an opening, such as a door or dormer.

Veranda
type: Concept
alternative label: Verandah
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An open balcony or gallery extending along the outside of a building, providing principal rooms with shade by means of a roof or canopy supported by posts or light columns.

Treadmill
type: Concept
alternative label: Treadwheel
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large wheel, often of timber construction, rotated by the walking action of people or animals placed within it usually to provide a power source for another machine or device.

Treadmill Crane
type: Concept
alternative label: Treadwheel Crane
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A crane operated by a treadmill turned by the walking action of men placed within it.

Dining Room
type: Concept
alternative label: Tearoom
narrower: Banqueting Hall
narrower: Breakfast Room
narrower: Canteen
narrower: Hinds Hall
narrower: Refectory
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room, furnished with tables and chairs, where meals and refreshments are served and consumed.

Breakfast Room
type: Concept
broader: Dining Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room where meals, particularly breakfast are partaken.

Canteen
type: Concept
broader: Dining Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room intended for the taking of refreshments, usually containing a counter from which they are served.

Hinds Hall
type: Concept
broader: Dining Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A dining hall for the use of seasonal labourers.

Decorated Panel
type: Concept
alternative label: Painted Panel
alternative label: Inscribed Panel
broader: Panel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A panel, usually wooden or stone, painted or engraved with an illustration or inscription.

Aumbry
type: Concept
alternative label: Almery
alternative label: Ambry
alternative label: Aumery
broader: Cupboard
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A recess or cupboard within a church, usually positioned near the altar, used for the storage of sacred vessels.

Mantelpiece
type: Concept
alternative label: Chimney Piece
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Fireplace
scope note: A decorative structure of wood stone or metal, incorporating a shelf, surrounding the opening of a fireplace.

Rainwater Pipe
type: Concept
alternative label: Downpipe
broader: Pipe
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An exterior, vertical pipe that carries rainwater from a roof's guttering, usually to a drain.

Sack Hoist
type: Concept
alternative label: Bag Hoist
broader: Structural Component
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mechanism, either automated or consisting of winches and pulleys, that raises sacks of grain on ropes or chains from one floor of a mill to another, usually through one or a series of trap doors.

Waterwheel Shaft
type: Concept
alternative label: Wheel Shaft
alternative label: Mill Shaft
alternative label: King Pin
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The large main axle on which a waterwheel, which turns the shaft, and a pitwheel are mounted.

Sifter
type: Concept
alternative label: Dresser
alternative label: Bolter
narrower: Wire Machine
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mechanical device, used in a corn mill, that sieves and grades flour or meal and separates oversized particles.

Wire Machine
type: Concept
broader: Sifter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mechanical device, used in a corn mill, that separates bran from meal to produce a whiter flour.

Journal
type: Concept
alternative label: Gudgeon
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The area at the end of an axle or shaft around which a wheel, bearing etc. pivots or rotates.

Hurst
type: Concept
alternative label: Hursting Frame
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The large wooden framework that supports the grinding wheels in a corn mill.

Drive
type: Concept
alternative label: Drive Mechanism
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The primary mechanism within an engine or device that transmits motion, especially rotary motion, to wheels, cogs, turntables etc.

Gun Port
type: Concept
alternative label: Gun Loop
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A strategically placed aperture in the wall of a fortification through which guns and cannon can fire upon an invading force.

Achievement Of Arms
type: Concept
alternative label: Arms
alternative label: Coat Of Arms
broader: Decorative Features
narrower: Escutcheon
narrower: Hatchment
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A display or depiction of authorised armorial bearings, such as the elements of a coat of arms, livery and personal badges and flags, mottoes etc..

Escutcheon
type: Concept
broader: Achievement Of Arms
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative feature of a shield for armorial bearings.

Hatchment
type: Concept
broader: Achievement Of Arms
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wooden panel, mounted on the wall of a church, bearing the Achievement of Arms of an individual whose funeral has taken place there.

Lightning Conductor
type: Concept
alternative label: Lightning Rod
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A metallic rod attached to a high point on a building and leading to the earth for the purpose of conducting lightning away from the main body of the building.

Counter
type: Concept
alternative label: Sales Counter
narrower: Bar
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flat-topped, often elongated, construction at which customers are served by staff in a commercial establishment such as a bank, shop, inn etc.

Whip
type: Concept
alternative label: Uplong
alternative label: Sail Back
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The principal longitudinal member or spine of a windmill sail, extending from the stock and supporting the sailbars.

Boardroom
type: Concept
alternative label: Board Room
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A meeting room intended specifically for the use of a board of directors or governors of an organization or company..

Schoolroom
type: Concept
alternative label: School Room
broader: Room
narrower: Classroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room within a school, private house or institution used for lessons.

Classroom
type: Concept
broader: Schoolroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room intended for the purpose of teaching a group or class of students simultaneously.

Vagrants Ward
type: Concept
alternative label: Casual Ward
broader: Ward
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A ward in a workhouse for vagrants

Outdoor Swimming Pool
type: Concept
alternative label: Open Air Swimming Pool
broader: Swimming Pool
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A unenclosed feature, usually sub-terranean, constructed to contain water for public or private recreation and sporting activities. Sometimes part of a LIDO complex. Use INDOOR SWIMMING POOL for pools within a covering structure.

Fusebox
type: Concept
alternative label: Fuse Box
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A box or cupboard enclosing the fuses for the electrical circuits within a building.

Layer
type: Concept
alternative label: Site Layer
broader: Unassigned
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features.

Railing
type: Concept
alternative label: Handrail
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A barrier consisting of a horizontal rail supported by uprights.

Ark
type: Concept
alternative label: Aron Hakodesh
alternative label: Aron Kodesh
broader: Religious Elements
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cupboard set into the eastern wall of a synagogue, facing Jerusalem. The Torah scrolls are kept in the Ark.

Lift
type: Concept
alternative label: Elevator
broader: Building Component
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An apparatus, featuring an ascending and descending platform or compartment, for carrying people or objects from one level or floor to another. This term can include the shaft or well in which such an apparatus operates.

Conveyor Belt
type: Concept
alternative label: Creeper
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine consisting of a continuously moving band of fabric, rubber, or metal used for transporting people or objects from one place to another.

Creep
type: Concept
alternative label: Sheep Creep
broader: Entrance
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small opening built into a stone wall or hedge to allow small animals through.

Choir
type: Concept
alternative label: Quire
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Altar Screen
scope note: Part of a large church, east of the nave, appropriated for singers and clergy.

Scratch Dial
type: Concept
alternative label: Mass Dial
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A set of marks found on the wall of a building, thought to be a form of sundial.

A Frame Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A simple, single cylinder vertical steam engine with its cylinder mounted directly on a baseplate, driving an overhead crankshaft which is supported by two A-shaped frames

Steam Engine
type: Concept
narrower: A Frame Steam Engine
narrower: Atmospheric Engine
narrower: Beam Steam Engine
narrower: Bull Engine
narrower: Condensing Steam Engine
narrower: Contra Flow Steam Engine
narrower: Horizontal Steam Engine
narrower: Inverted Vertical Steam Engine
narrower: Mine Haulage Steam Engine
narrower: Non Condensing Steam Engine
narrower: Non Dead Centre Steam Engine
narrower: Oscillating Steam Engine
narrower: Rotative Steam Engine
narrower: Savery Engine
narrower: Stationary Steam Engine
narrower: Steeple Engine
narrower: Table Engine
narrower: Tandem Compound
narrower: Traction Steam Engine
narrower: Triple Expansion Engine
narrower: Trunk Steam Engine
narrower: Uniflow Steam Engine
narrower: Vertical Steam Engine
narrower: Water Returning Engine
broader: Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A power source deriving its energy from solid fuel, which is used to boil water in an almost closed vessel, producing steam which moves one or more pistons in tight fitting cylinders, the energy being transmitted by a piston rod to a diversity of devices

Bull Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An early type of steam engine, similar to a Cornish Engine, designed by Edward Bull.

Condensing Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine in which the spent steam leaving the cylinder passes to a condenser instead of being exhausted to the atmosphere. The condenser creates a partial vacuum which increases the pressure drop across the engine, so raising its efficiency.

Contra Flow Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The common design of steam engine, where steam enters the cylinder at one end, and after it has pushed the piston to the other end, its direction of flow is reversed as the piston returns, the steam leaving the cylinder through the exhaust ports.

Horizontal Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine in which the cylinder, crosshead and crankshaft lie in a horizontal line, as opposed to vertical designs.

Inverted Vertical Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A type of steam engine in which the steam cylinders are placed above the crankshaft supported on a robust frame.

Mine Haulage Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine working an underground cable haulage system in a late 19th century coal mine.

Non Condensing Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine from which the spent exhaust steam either passes out to the atmosphere and is lost, or in some cases is used as process steam in a factory.

Non Dead Centre Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A patented design of twin-cylinder, inverted vertical steam engine, which can be started irrespective of the position of the crank.

Oscillating Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A compact design of steam engine which eliminates a connecting rod by having the piston rod directly attached to the crank.

Rotative Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine which produces rotary motion.

Savery Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An elementary steam engine working on the atmospheric principle; often used downstream of an overshot waterwheel.

Stationary Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine working at a fixed location.

Steeple Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A compact, free standing steam engine introduced circa 1810 and built mainly in small sizes.

Table Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A compact steam engine of moderate power in which the steam cylinder was placed vertically on a table with the crosshead and guides mounted immediately above.

Tandem Compound
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal, stationary steam engine with two cylinders in line, one behind the other, the steam passing through each cylinder in turn.

Traction Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small mobile steam engine.

Triple Expansion Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A design of steam engine in which either three cylinders, in the case of vertical engines, or four cylinders on horizontal engines, permit steam to be expanded three times as it passes through the installation.

Trunk Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine in which the pistons are long relative to their diameters, and there are no piston rods and crossheads.

Uniflow Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine in which steam flows in one direction only at each stroke, as opposed to the commoner contra-flow engines.

Water Returning Engine
type: Concept
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine, often used in the 18th century, which drove a pump to return water back to a waterwheel so that it could be used over and over again.

A Strut
type: Concept
broader: Strut
narrower: Spandrel Strut
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A strut with a reflecting counterpart that forms the letter A on either side of a king post.

Spandrel Strut
type: Concept
broader: A Strut
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short timber set diagonally in the spandrel of an arch brace, between the brace and the corner of the main frame.

Strut
type: Concept
narrower: A Strut
narrower: Angle Strut
narrower: Crown Strut
narrower: King Strut
narrower: Queen Strut
narrower: Raking Strut
narrower: V Strut
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A member whose purpose is to keep two other members apart, so acting in a state of compression.

Angle Strut
type: Concept
broader: Strut
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A strut which is at an angle between the principal rafter and tiebeam.

Crown Strut
type: Concept
broader: Strut
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An upright timber similar to a crown post, but not supporting a plate.

King Strut
type: Concept
broader: Strut
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical timber set on a collar or tie-beam extending to the apex of a pitched roof.

Queen Strut
type: Concept
broader: Strut
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A strut which is part of a pair which support the collar and are supported by the tiebeam.

Raking Strut
type: Concept
broader: Strut
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of a pair of straight or curved members set at an angle on the tie-beam and framed into a principal rafter, often supporting a purlin.

V Strut
type: Concept
broader: Strut
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of a pair of inclined struts that meet at the bottom to form a V shape.

Abacus
type: Concept
broader: Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The flat slab at the top of a capital.

Capital
type: Concept
narrower: Abacus
narrower: Basket Capital
narrower: Bell
narrower: Bell Capital
narrower: Composite Capital
narrower: Corinthian Capital
narrower: Crocket Capital
narrower: Cushion Capital
narrower: Doric Capital
narrower: Ionic Capital
narrower: Protoma Capital
narrower: Tuscan Capital
narrower: Stiff Leaf Capital
narrower: Water Leaf Capital
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The top part of a column, often decorated.

Basket Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A Byzantine bell-type capital, ornamented with carving resembling wicker-work or basket-weave.

Bell
type: Concept
broader: Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The core of a capital.

Bell Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A capital which is circular and has several mouldings but no foliage.

Crocket Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A capital which is decorated with stylized leaves similar to small volutes.

Protoma Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A capital with a half figure projecting from each corner

Stiff Leaf Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A capital featuring stylised, often projecting, three-lobed leaves.

Water Leaf Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A late 12th Century capital featuring large, unribbed leaves growing outwards from each angle before curving up towards the abacus and turning inwards at the top.

Structural Component
type: Concept
narrower: Abutment
narrower: Aedicule (Frame)
narrower: Aisle
narrower: Alcove
narrower: Ancone (Construction)
narrower: Ancone (Structural)
narrower: Angle Bar
narrower: Angle Staff
narrower: Apex Stone
narrower: Apron
narrower: Apse
narrower: Arcade
narrower: Arch
narrower: Archway
narrower: Arris Fillet
narrower: Ashlaring
narrower: Baldacchino
narrower: Balustrade
narrower: Barge Board
narrower: Base
narrower: Batten
narrower: Beam
narrower: Bed Nook
narrower: Bellcote
narrower: Block
narrower: Bolster
narrower: Boss
narrower: Box Frame
narrower: Bracket
narrower: Buttress
narrower: Came
narrower: Capital
narrower: Capstone
narrower: Ceiling
narrower: Centering
narrower: Chimney
narrower: Cladding
narrower: Clerestory
narrower: Collar
narrower: Colonnade
narrower: Column
narrower: Compound Pier
narrower: Corbel
narrower: Cross Tree
narrower: Cutwater
narrower: Dais
narrower: Dais Canopy
narrower: Dome
narrower: Door
narrower: Dormer
narrower: Draw Bar
narrower: Entablature
narrower: Facade
narrower: Fantail
narrower: Fastening
narrower: Fireplace
narrower: Floor
narrower: Flue
narrower: Fluting
narrower: Gable
narrower: Gate
narrower: Gully
narrower: Haunch
narrower: Jetty
narrower: Joist
narrower: Kerb
narrower: King Pendant
narrower: Kneeler
narrower: Lath
narrower: Light
narrower: Lintel
narrower: Loophole
narrower: Louvre
narrower: Mullion
narrower: Neck
narrower: Niche
narrower: Orthostat
narrower: Packing Piece
narrower: Pad

Aedicule (Frame)
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The framing of a door or window with two columns piers or pilasters which support a lintel,entablature etc.

Alcove
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A recess within a wall or room.

Ancone (Construction)
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A projection left on a stone block to allow it to be hoisted into position.

Ancone (Structural)
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An ornamental bracket on either side of a doorway supporting a cornice.

Angle Bar
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The corner upright bar of a polygonal sash.

Apron
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A shaped or decorated raised panel below the sill of a window or a niche.

Archway
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An opening in a structure which is arched.

Arris Fillet
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A triangular piece of wood used to raise slates next to a wall or similar.

Barge Board
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A board fixed at the gable end to purlins, often decorated.

Block
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small piece of timber occupying the angle between two other timbers.

Bolster
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of the rolls forming the sides of an ionic capital, joining the volutes of the front and rear faces.

Came
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An H-sectioned strip of lead used to hold panes of glass in position in stained-glass windows or other leaded lights.

Capstone
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large stone laid horizontally to form the roof of a chamber.

Centering
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A temporary support placed under a vault or arch to support them during construction.

Collar
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal member connecting rafters or cruck blades at a point between their feet and the apex of the roof.

Corbel
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cantilevered block projecting from the face of a wall and supporting a structure such as a parapet, beam or arch.

Cross Tree
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Two intersecting beams set on the ground to support a post, usually for a post mill.

Cutwater
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The wedge shaped end of a bridge pier designed to break the current of water.

Dais
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A raised platform at the end of a hall on which the high table sat, though sometimes used to describe the table itself.

Dais Canopy
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A framed canopy suspended above the dais or high table at the upper end of a hall.

Dome
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof, circular in plan, usually semicircular in section, over a circular, square or polygonal base.

Dormer
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chamber usually used for sleeping.

Draw Bar
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wooden bar sliding from a long channel at one side of a doorway into a socket in the other jamb so as to bar the door.

Fantail
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A bladed wheel attached to the rear, and at right angles to the main sails, of a windmill. Connected to winding gear, the fantail would catch the wind when it changed direction, allowing the mill to move automatically into the wind.

Flue
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A duct or channel for hot air to travel through.

Fluting
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A concave groove or series of grooves.

Gully
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A usually shallow cut linear feature often used for drainage.

Haunch
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A part of an arch between the apex and the springer.

Kerb
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stone edging on a footway dividing it from a carriageway.

King Pendant
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical timber in a truss, descending from the ridge, and projecting below the lower transverse timber, normally used with scissor beams.

Kneeler
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large approximately triangular stone at the foot of a gable, cut to have a horizontal bed and a top conforming, wholly or in part, to the slope of the gable.

Lath
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The smallest piece of timber (2-5cms) across used in building, employed on rafters to support the roof covering or in a partition as a base for plaster or external render and wall covering.

Light
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A section of a window between mullions; thus for example a three-light window.

Neck
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plain area situated between the top of the shaft and the capital of a Renaissance Tuscan or Doric Order column.

Orthostat
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large vertical stone forming part of a structure. If the structure is roofed, the orthostat will stretch from the floor to the roof as a single slab.

Packing Piece
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A timber set on the back of a cruck blade to carry a purlin.

Pad
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short timber laid across the top of a masonry wall to carry a wall plate or the foot of a common rafter.

Padstone
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stone block set into a wall to support a truss or beam.

Peg
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wooden nail, round or square in section, used to fix a joint.

Pendant
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative piece descending vertically from the bottom of a newel on a staircase, or from the junction of barge boards at the apex of a gable.

Pile
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A type of foundation in the form of a post sunk into the ground to support a building platform.

Portal Frame
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A frame to a structure formed by precast concrete beams placed in pairs.

Post Pad
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pad on which a post rests to support part of a structure.

Quarter Bar
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A diagonal brace running from an end of a cross tree to the vertical post to support this.

Rail
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal member of a wall frame between posts or studs, also the horizontal member in panelling, a panelled door or a window.

Rampart
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A protective earthern mound.

Rebate
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rectangular recess along the edge of a timber to receive a shutter, door or window.

Ring Groove
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A gulley in the form of a circle for holding vertical posts in the walls of iron age round houses.

Saddle
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short timber set on top of two cruck blades.

Sail
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device, usually wooden, or fabric on a timber frame, designed to catch, and be driven by, the wind in order to power a windmill. For maritime uses see the Thesaurus of Maritime Archaeology.

Scotch
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A housing, normally of triangular section, in a post to take the end of a prop, to hold the post upright during construction.

Shutter
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hinged, sliding or rolling door placed over a window's exterior or interior.

Sill Beam
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal timber positioned at the bottom of a framed wall into which posts and studs are tenoned.

Skylight
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A glazed opening in a roof or ceiling.

Sleeper Wall
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wall, usually perforated to allow free passage of air, supporting the ground-floor joists of a building.

Smoke Hood
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A framed fireplace hood built on a bressumer and extending from one outer wall to the other or to a spere.

Soffit
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The under surface of an arch, lintel or projecting architectural feature.

Sole Piece
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal member supporting the posts in a timber framed structure.

Soulace
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A straight brace from rafter to collar in a common rafter truss.

Spere
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A screen, with a wide central opening, or multiple narrower openings, spanning the lower end of a medieval hall, screening the cross entry and defining the screen, or cross, passage.

Sprocket
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A triangular or wedge-shaped timber cocking-piece attached to the upper face of a rafter near its foot in order to reduce the slope above the eaves. Such eaves are referred to as being sprocketed.

Staddle Stone
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short, tapered, vertical stone supporting a rough stone disc so resembling a toadstool, often forming one of several uprights on which a timber structure, such as a granary rests, protecting the building from damp and vermin.

Stained Glass
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Glass that has been coloured by fusing glass with a metallic oxide film or by burning pigment into the surface.

Stokehole
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The hole through which the fuel for a fire is put to start and maintain the fire.

Stop
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A projecting, sometimes decorated, finish to a moulding, chamfer, label, hood-mould or string-course.

String
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A sloping timber in a staircase holding the ends of treads and risers.

Tail Pole
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pole projecting to the rear of a post mill to allow the sails to be moved into the wind.

Template
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A timber placed horizontally in a cob or stone wall to support the foot of a post or cruck blade.

Vent
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A gap which allows air to circulate.

Voussoir
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wedge shaped stone or brick forming part of an arch or vault, with its radiating sides coinciding with the radii of that arch.

Wind Brace
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A diagonal or arched member placed across rafters to stiffen and support a roof structure.

Yoke
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short timber linking two pieces of timber.

Tympanum
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The face within a pediment, as enclosed by the cornices, or the solid infill of an arch above an impost, sometimes embellished with sculptural or relief ornament.

Band (Structural)
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flat, horizontal strip, block or moulding, sometimes decorated, on a facade or interrupting an architectural feature such as a column.

Blocking Course
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plain stone course, sometimes projecting, above a cornice and counterbalancing the cantilevered sections of stone, or at the base of a building.

Coping
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A protective covering applied to the top of a wall, chimney, gable etc., usually curved, sloping or ridged to prevent rainwater settling.

Corbel Table
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A projecting wall or structure, such as a parapet or battlement, supported by a series of corbels.

Groin
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The ridge formed at the intersection of two vaulted surfaces.

Muntin
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An upright framing member, or mullion, that separates two panels, such as in a panelled door or a window.

Nogging
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A section of stone or brickwork employed in a timber-framed building to fill the spaces between uprights or studs.

Plaque
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A metal or stone plate or tablet, usually inscribed, set into a wall, pedestal, floor etc., often serving as a memorial.

Quarry
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small square or lozenge-shaped pane of glass as used in a leaded light.

Saddle Bar
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal iron bar set in a window opening to which a leaded light is fixed.

Stanchion
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical iron bar fixed within a window opening to support a leaded light.

Spur
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short timber connecting a cruck blade to a wall above the point at which the blade diverges from it.

Strap
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An iron plate connecting two or more timbers together.

Water Table
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inclined course on top of a projecting sill, cornice etc., designed to throw off rainwater.

Rainwater Head
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small tank or cistern, often lead or cast-iron and sometimes ornamented, that collects rainwater from a gutter or channel prior to it being discharged.

Respond
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A half-pier, corbel or other architectural element, usually situated at the end of an arcade, attached to a wall to support an arch.

Transom
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal member dividing a window into two or more lights.

Shingle
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A thin wooden slab or tile used in quantity as a roof or wall covering.

Revetment
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A thin masonry facing or cladding employed to conceal the surface or structure behind it.

Penthouse (Shelter)
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A covered walkway attached to a building.

Brickwork
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A structure, part of a structure or area constructed from plain bricks.

Tun
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A casement, usually wooden, in a mill enclosing the grindstones and preventing the loss of ground material before it is channelled into sacks.

Hopper
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A funnel-like container from which grain or other material is fed to a grinding mechanism below.

Pit Wheel
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The main gearwheel in a water mill, sharing the same shaft as the exterior waterwheel but placed within the mill.

Wallower
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first driven gearwheel on the vertical shaft within a corn mill which meshes with the brake wheel in a windmill, or the pit wheel in a watermill.

Crown Wheel
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The gearwheel on the upright shaft within a windmill from which secondary drives operating other parts of the machinery are powered. are taken

Spur Wheel
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large gearwheel which, together with a smaller gear called a pinion, connects two parrallel shafts and, in a corn mill, drives the stone nuts.

Millstone
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flat, circular stone, usually made of sandstone, used in pairs for grinding corn and other meal.

Stone Nut
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Pinion which engages with the spur wheel and drives the millstones in a corn mill.

Meal Spout
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A funnel, connected to an opening in the floor of the tun encasing the grindstones in a corn mill, that carries ground meal away to a bin or sack.

Penstock
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A channel or pipeline that feeds water to a waterwheel.

Sluice
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A gate or valve that controls the flow of water from a reservoir, harbour, etc..

Upright Shaft
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The main vertical axle running through the centre of a mill.

Windshaft
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The main axle projecting through the front of a windmill on which the sails are mounted.

Crown Tree
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The main vertical beam standing at the centre of a post mill carrying the bearing upon which the body of the mill rotates.

Cap
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The rotating top section of a tower or smock mill.

Brake Wheel
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The main gear wheel, which is engaged by a brake to halt or slow the machinery, mounted on the windshaft of a windmill.

Bridge Tree
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An adjustable, horizontal beam, supporting the vertical stone spindle in a water or windmill, which allows the gap between the grinding stones to be varied.

Masons Mark
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device, monogram or symbol incised in stonework by a mason as a means of identifying his work. Particularly common in Romanesque and Gothic buildings.

Stonework
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A structure, part of a structure or area consisting of plain masonry.

Foundation
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The lowest part, or base, of a structure, sometimes built into the ground, on which the weight of the whole rests.

Water Spout
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pipe or channel to carry water outwards from a gutter or behind a parapet. If decorated with grotesque heads it is called a gargoyle.

Glazing Bar
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A moulded bar or baton dividing the panes of glass within a window light.

Grating
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A framework of crossed or parallel wooden or metal bars placed over an opening to prevent access but allow the passage of air, light, water etc.

Fan Carriage
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wheeled device supporting a windmill's fantail that moves around a trackway thus turning the windmill into the wind.

Striking Gear
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mechanism within a windmill, attached to the striking rod, allowing the opening and closing of the shutters or vanes of patent sails.

Spider
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A four-armed metal coupling, positioned at the centre of a windmill's sails, connected to the front of the striking rod and the shutter bars of all the sails, causing the shutters to open and close.

Salt Pan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large shallow pan, usually metal, in which seawater or brine is evaporated for the extraction of salt. The name is also often applied to the exterior pits or ponds used for the same purpose (see Thesaurus of Monument Types).

Striking Rod
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An iron bar or rod running through the core of a windmill's windshaft that causes the opening and shutting of the vanes on patent sails.

Foundation Stone
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stone, usually inscribed, laid during a ceremony to commemorate the founding of a new building

Beetle
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A float or pontoon supporting a flexible steel roadway as part of a Mulberry Harbour.

Vault Springer
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The impost, or point at which a vault rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring. Hence the term describes the bottom stone of a vault, which lies on the impost.

Bell Frame
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A timber frame placed in the bell chamber of a church tower or belfry designed to hold the bells.

Peristalith
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet a burial mound or cairn.

Stop Plank Slot
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical slot found on each side of a canal channel. These grooves are used for fitting planks to form a temporary dam to prevent a section of the channel from draining during maintainance works.

Baltic Mark
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Symbols, letters, or numbers stamped or carved into softwood pine timber imported into the UK and Western Europe from the Baltic region, for use in construction, primarily during the 18th to mid 19th centuries.

Acanthus
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A long much indented leaf usually curled over at the tip which is a standard form of foliage in classical decoration.

Floral Feature
type: Concept
narrower: Acanthus
narrower: Anthemion
narrower: Arabesque
narrower: Ball Flower
narrower: Bay Leaf
narrower: Caulicoli
narrower: Fleur De Lys
narrower: Fleuron
narrower: Rosette
narrower: Tudor Flower
narrower: Tudor Rose
narrower: Palmette
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative feature in the style of a flower or plant. Use more specific term.

Anthemion
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stylised, leafy decorative feature reminiscent of, and sometimes referred to as, honeysuckle

Arabesque
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A style of decorative design consisting of intertwined, geommetrical patterns of leaves, branches, tendrils etc. Often defined as being devoid of human or animal figures.

Ball Flower
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative ornamentation in the form of a ball enclosed within petals.

Bay Leaf
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Bay-leaf shaped decorative ornamentation, usually adorning mouldings or friezes, often depicted in a garland arrangement.

Caulicoli
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The lesser stalks springing from the principal stalks, or caules, within the decoration on a Corinthian capital.

Fleur De Lys
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative ornamentation of a formalized lily.

Fleuron
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative ornamentation of a flower or leaf.

Rosette
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A circular stylised ornament, essentially a patera with floral enrichment, associated with classical architecture and occurring on the soffits of coffers, and as the fleuron of the Corinthian abacus.

Tudor Flower
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative ornamentation in the form of an upright, stalked trefoil used in Tudor architecture.

Tudor Rose
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative feature in the style of a formalized rose.

Palmette
type: Concept
broader: Floral Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative motif representing a palm leaf. Often painted, incised or applied in relief, can occur singly or as a repeating pattern.

Decorative Features
type: Concept
narrower: Achievement Of Arms
narrower: Antefix
narrower: Aureole
narrower: Cartouche
narrower: Cornucopia
narrower: Dentil
narrower: Egg And Dart
narrower: Finial
narrower: Floral Feature
narrower: Flushwork
narrower: Guttae
narrower: Key Pattern
narrower: Knotwork
narrower: Medallion
narrower: Moulding
narrower: Ogee
narrower: Panelling
narrower: Patera
narrower: Rebus
narrower: Sculpture
narrower: Spiral Fluting
narrower: Tracery
narrower: Volute
narrower: Wall Painting
narrower: Diaper
narrower: Human Figure
narrower: Animal Figure
narrower: Tiling
narrower: Pinnacle
narrower: Decorative Plasterwork
narrower: Painting
narrower: Strapwork
narrower: Stone Carving
narrower: Graffito
narrower: Overthrow
narrower: Picture Frame
narrower: Overmantel
narrower: Wallpaper
narrower: Ceiling Painting
narrower: Camouflage
narrower: Chamfer
narrower: Scratch Dial
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A component part that is designed deliberately for decorative purposes.
top concept of: FISH Components Thesaurus

Antefix
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative tile on the end of the cornice or eaves of a building to conceal the ends of tiles.

Cartouche
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative, framed tablet, usually bearing an inscription or coat of arms, in the form of a scroll or curving piece of parchment.

Cornucopia
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative ornamentation in the form of a horn filled with fruit etc.

Dentil
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of a series of small, rectangular blocks arranged like a row of teeth, projecting from the lower part of a cornice in many classical orders.

Flushwork
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The use of knapped flint applied to a wall to form a decorative pattern.

Guttae
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Small 'drops' or conic projections under the mutules (a repeating block motif) and triglyphs (rectangular blocks embellished with vertical grooves) in a Doric entablature.

Key Pattern
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Classical decorative motif of interlocking right-angled and vertical lines, usually applied as a continuous pattern.

Knotwork
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative ornamentation in the form of interlacing ribbons or cords, usually in an intricate pattern.

Medallion
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An oval or circular decorative feature often bearing an illustration or portrait in light relief.

Patera
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flat oval or circular ornamental feature decorated in relief, often with flutes or floral motifs.

Rebus
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative feature, or non-heraldic badge, representing the name of a person connected with a building, often in the form of a graphic pun on the name.

Spiral Fluting
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative feature, usually Norman, in which fluting takes a spiral rather than vertical form.

Diaper
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative, repeating geometric pattern, utilizing motifs such as lozenges, leaves etc., applied to a wall or panel, or incorporated into brickwork by laying different coloured bricks in a series of squares, diamonds.

Pinnacle
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Small ornamental pyramid or cone, often decorated, crowning a spire, turret, buttress etc.

Painting
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Fine art depiction in oil, watercolour or other media on wood panels, canvas or paper

Strapwork
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative feature of wood, plaster or carved masonry, often used in low relief on ceilings, panels or screens and resembling interlacing leather straps. Popular in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

Stone Carving
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inscription or illustration carved into the surface of a stone wall or other architectural element.

Graffito
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inscription on illustration applied to a wall by carving into its plaster to reveal a different colour beneath.

Picture Frame
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A case or border, usually wood or metal, enclosing a picture, painting or photograph.

Overmantel
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An ornamental panel or decorative structure situated above a mantelpiece

Wallpaper
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Paper, often decorated with a printed pattern, painted or embossed design, and usually provided in rolls and used to line the interior walls of a building for decorative purposes.

Ceiling Painting
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A two dimensional image using paint applied to the surface of a ceiling.

Camouflage
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The application of colour and other materials to a structure to either conceal it from identification or to make it look like something else.

Adit
type: Concept
broader: Entrance
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A passage, usually horizontal, leading into a mine to allow for access or drainage.

Entrance
type: Concept
narrower: Adit
narrower: Cross Entry
narrower: Doorway
narrower: Entrance Hall
narrower: Gateway
narrower: Creep
narrower: Carriage Entrance
broader: Areas And Spaces
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A place of entry into a site, monument or building.

Cross Entry
type: Concept
broader: Entrance
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The entry to a hall through opposed doorways, but without a passage formed by a wall or partition.

Aedicule (Shrine)
type: Concept
broader: Shrine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An opening or shrine, usually containing a statue, framed by a pair of pilasters or columns supporting an entablature and pediment.

Shrine
type: Concept
narrower: Aedicule (Shrine)
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A fereter or repository for relics or any building containing such a repository, or any place or structure where worship is offered or devotions are paid to a saint or deity.

Agiasterium
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The area of the Basilica, especially in the early church, in which the altar resides.

Internal Area Or Space
type: Concept
narrower: Agiasterium
narrower: Ambitus
narrower: Antechapel
narrower: Antechoir
narrower: Apothesis
narrower: Arena
narrower: Atrium (Secular)
narrower: Baptistery
narrower: Chancel
narrower: Chevet
narrower: Choir
narrower: Closet
narrower: Corridor
narrower: Crossing
narrower: Feretory
narrower: Hayloft
narrower: Nave
narrower: Offertorium
narrower: Oratory
narrower: Orchestra Pit
narrower: Passage
narrower: Presbytery
narrower: Retrochoir
narrower: Room
narrower: Sanctuary
narrower: Smoke Bay
narrower: Transept
narrower: Undercroft
narrower: Walking Space
narrower: Confessional
narrower: Storey
narrower: Warming Room
narrower: Ringing Chamber
narrower: Penthouse (Apartment)
narrower: Loggia
narrower: Auction Room
narrower: Supervisory Hub
narrower: Spa Pool
narrower: Trading Floor
broader: Areas And Spaces
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area or space within a building.

Antechapel
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The partially enclosed western part of a chapel, leading to the chapel proper.

Apothesis
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Found in early churches this was a part of a church on the south side of the chancel where there were bookshelves and storage for vestments.

Arena
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The body of a church or chapel as opposed to galleries.

Atrium (Secular)
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A central area within a building.

Baptistery
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building, or part of a church, used for baptismal rites, usually containing a font.

Chancel
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The choir and sanctuary in the liturgical eastern part of a church appropriated for those who officiate during services.

Closet
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small chamber or private room.

Corridor
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A passageway within a building providing access to rooms.

Feretory
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area in a church, sometimes defined by screens, containing a shrine. Also a shrine, usually portable, containing religious relics.

Nave
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The central division of a church, extending from the west end to the chancel or transepts.

Offertorium
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The area where the act of Offertory, where bread and wine are placed upon the altar, takes place.

Oratory
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small private chapel in either a house or church.

Orchestra Pit
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area normally below a stage or dais occupied by an orchestra or musical group for performances and entertainment.

Presbytery
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A part of the chancel of a church where the altar is situated.

Sanctuary
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The part of the chancel, between the altar rail and the eastern wall, containing the high altar.

Undercroft
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An underground, or partially underground, vault or crypt beneath a church or other building.

Walking Space
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A clear area in a church covered by the transepts and crossing.

Auction Room
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which public or private auctions are held.

Spa Pool
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Manmade structure that contains water that is heated to a high temperature and sometimes has bubbling air jets. Meant to be used for therapeudic purposes.

Trading Floor
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An open area within an exchange building (e.g. cotton exchange, corn exchange, stock exchange) where goods are traded.

Keystone
type: Concept
narrower: Agrafe
broader: Arch Brick
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The wedge-shaped block placed at the crown of an arch to consolidate the structure. Sometimes employed as a decorative feature.

Aileron
type: Concept
broader: Gable
broader: Pediment
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A half gable or half pediment concealing the lean-to roof of an aisle.

Gable
type: Concept
narrower: Aileron
narrower: Cross Gable
narrower: Crowstepped Gable
narrower: False Gable
narrower: Flemish Gable
narrower: Gablet
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The part of the wall that supports a pitched roof at the end of the roof.

Cross Gable
type: Concept
broader: Gable
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A gable supporting a roof, placed at right-angles to the main part of the roof.

Crowstepped Gable
type: Concept
broader: Gable
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A gable with sides shaped like a flight of steps.

False Gable
type: Concept
broader: Gable
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A gable without a roof behind it.

Flemish Gable
type: Concept
broader: Gable
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A gable with curved sides and an identifiable pediment.

Gablet
type: Concept
broader: Gable
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small gable above a hipped roof. Also used ornamentally, such as on a buttress or over a niche.

Pediment
type: Concept
narrower: Aileron
narrower: Broken Pediment
narrower: Open Pediment
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A triangular gable usually above an entablature.

Broken Pediment
type: Concept
broader: Pediment
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pediment with a gap at the centre of its base.

Open Pediment
type: Concept
broader: Pediment
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pediment with a gap at its apex, sometimes filled with an urn or other decorative feature.

Air Pump
type: Concept
broader: Pump
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pump for removing condensed steam from the condenser of a steam raising plant.

Pump
type: Concept
narrower: Air Pump
narrower: Chain Pump
narrower: Duplex Pump
narrower: Steam Pump
narrower: Water Pump
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A power driven machine or device for raising a liquid or forcing it along a pipe, or for compressing a gas.

Duplex Pump
type: Concept
broader: Pump
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A type of direct-acting, twin cylinder steam driven water pump.

Steam Pump
type: Concept
broader: Pump
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pump driven by steam power generated by solid fuels.

Aisle
type: Concept
broader: Passage
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Ambulatory (Interior)
narrower: Passage Aisle
narrower: Carrel (Aisle)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The side compartment of a building, usually a church, hall or barn, separated from the main body of the building by an arcade; or a passage allowing access to rows of seats in an auditorium or church.

Passage Aisle
type: Concept
broader: Aisle
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A narrow aisle that pierces an internal buttress.

Carrel (Aisle)
type: Concept
broader: Aisle
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An aisle divided into chapels. This term is sometimes applied to the screens dividing the aisle, or the chapels themselves.

Aisle Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof truss supported by arcade posts in an aisled building.

Truss
type: Concept
narrower: Aisle Truss
narrower: Box Framed Truss
narrower: Closed Truss
narrower: Common Rafter Truss
narrower: Cruck
narrower: Double Arch Braced Truss
narrower: False Hammer Beam Truss
narrower: Hammer Beam Truss
narrower: Kerb Principal Truss
narrower: Open Truss
narrower: Post And Rafter Truss
narrower: Principal Rafter Truss
narrower: Queen Post Truss
narrower: Saw Tooth Truss
narrower: Scissor Braced Truss
narrower: Secondary Truss
narrower: Spere Truss
narrower: Bowstring Truss
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A combination of timbers to form a frame placed at intervals and carrying the purlins.

Box Framed Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A complete cross-frame from ground level to ridge in a box-framed building.

Closed Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A truss in which spaces between timbers are filled, as between rooms and at the ends of a building.

Common Rafter Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pair of common rafters with a collar.

Double Arch Braced Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A truss in which two pairs of arch braces form a continuous curve from the wall-heads or below to meet in the centre of the collar.

False Hammer Beam Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A truss with a transverse timber like a hammer-beam, but braced to a principal or collar without a hammer-post.

Hammer Beam Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A truss with transverse timbers, like a tie-beam from which the middle section has been removed, supported on braces and carrying hammer-posts and braces that carry the open structure of the roof.

Open Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A truss which does not subdivide a space, as in the centre of a hall of two bays or in an undivided building such as a barn.

Post And Rafter Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A truss comprising principal rafters and wall-posts secured by knee-braces or sling-braces, but lacking tiebeams.

Principal Rafter Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pair of principal rafters with a tiebeam, usually with a collar.

Queen Post Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A truss with paired vertical posts set on the tie-beam and supporting collar purlins or plates.

Saw Tooth Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof truss used for small spans with a saw-tooth overall shape braced by vertical and diagonal members.

Scissor Braced Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A truss with braces crossing and fixed to each other, thus tying a pair of rafters together.

Spere Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The structure across the lower end of a medieval hall containing the spere, its supporting posts and tie-beam.

Fixtures And Fittings
type: Concept
narrower: Altar
narrower: Altar Rail
narrower: Ambo
narrower: Bath
narrower: Font
narrower: Organ
narrower: Piscina
narrower: Pulpit
narrower: Railing
narrower: Religious Elements
narrower: Retable
narrower: Shrine
narrower: Stoup
narrower: Tabernacle
narrower: Confessional
narrower: Cupboard
narrower: Chandelier
narrower: Lectern
narrower: Mantelpiece
narrower: Vat
narrower: Display Case
narrower: Oven
narrower: Counter
narrower: Lamp
narrower: Sign
narrower: Grille
narrower: Climbing Wall
narrower: Boot Scraper
narrower: Fusebox
narrower: Shelf
narrower: Trunking
narrower: Water Tank
narrower: Swimming Pool
narrower: Cycle Rack
narrower: Sconce
narrower: Wall Safe
narrower: Yorkshire Square
narrower: Pew Platform
narrower: Seat
narrower: Fireplace Surround
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Accessories used in furnishing and embellishing a building or structure.
top concept of: FISH Components Thesaurus

Ambo
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A reading desk usually placed near the west end of the choir.

Bath
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A container for holding water in which to bathe.

Pulpit
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A raised structure from which a priest can preach.

Retable
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A shelf that is behind an altar.

Stoup
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A fixed basin, containing Holy Water, positioned near the entrance of a church, usually placed within a niche, on a wall or pier, or freestanding upon a pedestal.

Tabernacle
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A recess for holding the Holy Sacrament.

Chandelier
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A branched, hanging light fitting, often ornate in design, provifding illumination from a number of candles or lightbulbs.

Lectern
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stand, either fixed or free-standing, usually with a sloping surface from which a bible, book or notes can be read, found in a church or lecture theatre.

Vat
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large tank or cask for storing or holding goods, whether liquid, such as chemicals or fermenting beer, or dry, often during a production process.

Display Case
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An enclosed structure, usually glass fronted, designed to contain, and facilitate the viewing of, objects or notices. May be built into the fabric of a room, affixed to an exterior or exterior wall or free standing.

Lamp
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A light, usually encased and mounted upon brackets, often used outdoors. It may be powered by gas, electricity or house a candle.

Sign
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A panel, board or device bearing an inscription, symbol or image, usually describing a function, name, location, instruction, or otherwise distinguishing the object or structure on which it is placed.

Climbing Wall
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An artifically constructed wall with recessed and projecting grips for hands and feet and places to attach ropes. Used for practising rock climbing. If the wall is a free-standing external structure use term for the Thesaurus of Monument Types.

Boot Scraper
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device, usually cast iron and often decorative in design, placed upon, embedded in or built into a doostep facilitating the removal of mud, dirt, manure etc. from footwear before entering a building.

Trunking
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A channel or casing containing and protecting wiring, piping etc.

Water Tank
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A tank used for the storage of water, usually found as part of an institution like a workhouse or hospital complex

Cycle Rack
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A structure used for the secure storage of bicycles.

Sconce
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A type of light fixture affixed to a wall in such a way that it uses only the wall for support, and the light is usually directed upwards.

Wall Safe
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A metal safe built in to wall

Yorkshire Square
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Specialised fermenting vessel consisting of a two-storey system consisting of a shallow chamber approximately 2m high above which is a walled deck.

Altar Screen
type: Concept
broader: Screen
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Ambulatory (Interior)
related: Choir
scope note: A partition or wall behind an altar, often separating the choir and altar from the ambulatory and east chapel.

Screen
type: Concept
narrower: Altar Screen
narrower: Reredos
narrower: Rood Screen
narrower: Parclose
narrower: Pulpitum
narrower: Choir Screen
narrower: Iconostasis
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical partition used to separate one area from another.

Reredos
type: Concept
broader: Screen
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorated screen behind an altar.

Parclose
type: Concept
broader: Screen
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A screen that separates a tomb or a chapel from the main body of a church.

Pulpitum
type: Concept
broader: Screen
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stone screen, usually found in a monastic or collegiate church, that separates the choir from the nave.

Choir Screen
type: Concept
broader: Screen
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A screen separating the choir from other parts of the church.

Iconostasis
type: Concept
broader: Screen
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: In Orthodox churches, the screen that divides off the sanctuary, usually decorated with sacred images (icons). (Source: Pevsner Glossary)

Building Component
type: Concept
narrower: Alure
narrower: Annex
narrower: Antechurch
narrower: Balcony
narrower: Bastion
narrower: Conservatory
narrower: Counterscarp Bank
narrower: Cupola
narrower: Earth Closet
narrower: Garderobe (Toilet)
narrower: Hypocaust
narrower: Lantern
narrower: Narthex (Classical)
narrower: Outshot
narrower: Pavilion
narrower: Porch
narrower: Rood Loft
narrower: Staircase
narrower: Steeple
narrower: Tomb
narrower: Tower
narrower: Ventilation Shaft
narrower: Westwork
narrower: Veranda
narrower: Penthouse (Apartment)
narrower: Landing
narrower: Lift
narrower: Dovecote
narrower: Caponier
narrower: Easter Sepulchre
narrower: Gallery (Ecclesiastical)
narrower: Nest Hole
narrower: Loggia
narrower: Receiving Block
narrower: Childrens Block
narrower: Aged Mens Ward
narrower: Administration Block
narrower: Supervisory Hub
narrower: Entrance Block
narrower: Hospital Block
narrower: Service Block
narrower: Swimming Pool
narrower: Pergola
narrower: Organ Blowing Chamber
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A feature which forms part of a building and has a specific functional usage or decorative form.
top concept of: FISH Components Thesaurus

Annex
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A structure, or building, forming a supplementary and subsidiary part of a main complex.

Balcony
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A platform projecting from the surface of a wall of a building carried on brackets, consoles or columns, usually placed before windows or openings, and protected by a railing or balustrade. It can also be a gallery in an auditorium.

Bastion
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An outward projection from a defensive wall allowing the defenders to attack the flanks of any force attacking the wall.

Conservatory
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An extension to a building usually made primarily of glass, for growing plants.

Counterscarp Bank
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A low bank on the edge of a defensive ditch on the side away from the main rampart.

Cupola
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small dome on top of a larger dome, roof etc.

Earth Closet
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wooden commode containing earth, which was used to cover and absorb human waste. An alternative, and rival, to the water closet.

Garderobe (Toilet)
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A latrine built into, or projecting beyond, the wall of a medieval castle featuring a stone or wooden seat situated above a pit or the castle moat.

Hypocaust
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An underfloor heating system.

Narthex (Classical)
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A transverse vestibule at the west end of a church.

Pavilion
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A section of a building distinguished from the rest either architecturally or as a separate structure joined to the main building, often intended for entertainment, specialised functions or ornamental purposes.

Rood Loft
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A loft or gallery supported on a covered, vaulted structure and projecting over the rood screen proper, occassionally used by minstrels or singers.

Westwork
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The west end of a church made up of a tower, entrance hall and upper room, usually with an altar.

Landing
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The area or platform at the top of a staircase.

Dovecote
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A shelter for doves or pigeons, often containing nesting boxes, either free-standing or built into other structures (barns, towers etc.). If a dedicated, free-standing structure, index with MONUMENT TYPE: DOVECOTE.

Caponier
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An enclosed, defensible passageway, equipped with gun ports, extending into or traversing a dry ditch.

Easter Sepulchre
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A recess, usually situated in the north wall of a chancel, often canopied, containing a decorated tomb chest representing the burial and resurrection of Christ.

Receiving Block
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Series of rooms in a workhouse, prison or hospital, often including porter's lodge, baths, clothes store, washrooms, casual cells, rooms etc, for receiving inmates/patients. Use term in Monument Type Thesaurus if it is a freestanding building.

Childrens Block
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Series of rooms in a workhouse complex where children were housed and looked after.

Aged Mens Ward
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Series of rooms within a workhouse where elderly men were housed.

Administration Block
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A part of a building or complex where administrative duties are undertaken.

Entrance Block
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building forming part of a complex or larger establishment, such as a workhouse, that serves as an entrance equipped with facilities associated with procedures undergone by new arrivals.

Hospital Block
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area of a building functioning as a hospital.

Service Block
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area of a building or complex specifically housing the kitchens, sculleries and services.

Ambitus
type: Concept
broader: External Area Or Space
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Tomb
scope note: The consecrated ground immediately surrounding a tomb or grave.

External Area Or Space
type: Concept
narrower: Ambitus
narrower: Ambulatory (External)
narrower: Anteportico
narrower: Atrium (Ecclesiastical)
narrower: Bailey
narrower: Courtyard
narrower: Covered Way
narrower: Exercise Yard
narrower: Paradise
narrower: Parvis
narrower: Paddling Pool
narrower: Boating Pool
narrower: Pergola
broader: Areas And Spaces
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A space or area that is outside a building.

Atrium (Ecclesiastical)
type: Concept
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A court in front of a church, usually open.

Paradise
type: Concept
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An atrium or open court, surrounded by porticoes, at the west end of a church.

Parvis
type: Concept
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A space usually in front of a church entrance but can include the space surrounding a church.

Paddling Pool
type: Concept
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Man made shallow pool, usually made for children to play in rather than swim.

Boating Pool
type: Concept
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Manmade feature to contain water for the purpose of floating miniature boats in it. Different to BOATING LAKE as lake can be naturally occuring park feature and can be used for full sized boats.

Ambulatory (Interior)
type: Concept
broader: Aisle
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Altar Screen
related: Chevet
scope note: An aisle within a chancel providing access to, and around, the High Altar and surrounding cells.

Amorino
type: Concept
broader: Human Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A representation of a winged boy who represents Cupid or Love.

Human Figure
type: Concept
narrower: Amorino
narrower: Atlantis
narrower: Canephora
narrower: Caryatid
narrower: Gargoyle
narrower: Grotesque
narrower: Sheela Na Gig
narrower: Green Man
narrower: Mermaid
narrower: Merman
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A sculptural or decorative representation of a human figure. Includes mythical and fantastical figures such as Cupid, Atlas etc.

Canephora
type: Concept
broader: Human Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A sculpted female figure carrying a basket on her head.

Green Man
type: Concept
broader: Human Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A sculpture, drawing, or other representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves and branches or vines. Green Men are frequently found on carvings in both secular and church buildings, and are though to represent pagan fertility deities.

Mermaid
type: Concept
broader: Human Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A female figure, half human and half sea creature, frequently found in carvings and wall paintings in both ecclesiastical and secular settings. Often depicted with a mirror or comb. Believed to represent variously the power and danger of the sea, of femininity, and of the natural world.

Merman
type: Concept
broader: Human Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A male figure, half human and half sea creature, found in carvings in both secular and ecclesiastical settings. Believed to represent a connection with the sea or as a reference to classical mythology.

Anchor And Collar Hinge
type: Concept
broader: Hinge
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A simple type of hinge used for large gates.

Hinge
type: Concept
narrower: Anchor And Collar Hinge
broader: Fastening
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A movable joint, usually consisting of two plates joined by a pin, that fastens a door, gate, window etc. to its frame and allows it to open and shut.

Anchor Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A beam the end of which is fixed beyond the upright it passes through.

Beam
type: Concept
narrower: Anchor Beam
narrower: Applied Beam
narrower: Axial Beam
narrower: Dais Beam
narrower: Dragon Beam
narrower: False Hammer Beam
narrower: Flitched Beam
narrower: Girding Beam
narrower: Half Beam
narrower: Hammer Beam
narrower: Strainer Beam
narrower: Tiebeam
narrower: Transverse Beam
narrower: Bressummer
narrower: Rood Beam
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A main load-bearing horizontal member.

Applied Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A beam that has been applied to a wall face.

Axial Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A ceiling beam aligned with the length of a building.

Dais Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorated beam, above the dais or high table, attached to the partition at the upper end of a hall.

Dragon Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal member cutting through the corner formed by two walls to act as a support to a hip rafter to support jetties on two adjacent sides of an upper floor.

False Hammer Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A transverse timber resembling a hammer beam but without a hammer post above, being braced to a principal or collar instead.

Flitched Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A composite beam of timber strengthened by an iron plate, or plates, used in the construction of 18th and 19th century timber framed mills and warehouses.

Girding Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A beam that is part of a frame in a wall.

Half Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A beam which is half the width of a main beam, usually supporting joists.

Hammer Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short beam that projects into a roof space from the foot of a principal rafter to receive a hammer post and, often, an arched brace.

Strainer Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A transverse timber in aisled construction, joining aisle posts below tiebeam level, to allow rearing of pairs of posts.

Transverse Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A beam that runs the width of a building.

Rood Beam
type: Concept
broader: Beam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A beam often situated above, and spanning the width of, the west end of a chancel and supporting a cross or crucifix.

Angle Bracket
type: Concept
broader: Bracket
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A bracket that is shaped to form an angle.

Bracket
type: Concept
narrower: Angle Bracket
narrower: Console
narrower: Modillion
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small support designed to help support a weight, such as that of a projecting member.

Console
type: Concept
broader: Bracket
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An S-shaped ornamental bracket with a greater height than projection.

Angle Chimney
type: Concept
broader: Chimney
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chimney placed at an angle with the walls so that there is an obtuse angle with each wall.

Chimney
type: Concept
narrower: Angle Chimney
narrower: Chimney Breast
narrower: Chimney Cowl
narrower: Chimney Pot
narrower: Chimney Shaft
narrower: Chimney Stack
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The flue or channel that funnels smoke from a fire.

Chimney Breast
type: Concept
broader: Chimney
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stone or brick structure that projects into, or out of, a room and contains the flue.

Chimney Cowl
type: Concept
broader: Chimney
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A covering of metal, stone or pottery set on a chimney breast above a fire to prevent smoke entering the room and instead directing it up the chimney.

Chimney Pot
type: Concept
broader: Chimney
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cylindrical, polygonal, or square element of brick, metal or terracotta fixed on top of a chimney stack to extend the flue and improve the extraction of smoke.

Chimney Shaft
type: Concept
broader: Chimney
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A very high chimney, though more often a chimney stack containing only one flue.

Chimney Stack
type: Concept
broader: Chimney
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A masonry or brickwork structure projecting above a roof and containing several flues.

Angle Modillion
type: Concept
broader: Modillion
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A diagonally set modillion placed at a cornice's external corner.

Modillion
type: Concept
narrower: Angle Modillion
broader: Bracket
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small moulded bracket found on the Corinthian and Composite orders, and in plain form in the Ionic.

Angle Rafter
type: Concept
broader: Principal Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A principal rafter below a hip rafter that supports the ends of purlins under a hip.

Principal Rafter
type: Concept
narrower: Angle Rafter
narrower: Kerb Principal
broader: Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A structural member that supports a purlin and is also a common rafter.

Angle Rib
type: Concept
broader: Rib
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rib placed at an angle to support timbers.

Rib
type: Concept
narrower: Angle Rib
narrower: Lierne
narrower: Transverse Rib
narrower: Wall Rib
narrower: Tierceron
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A moulding on a flat or vaulted ceiling, suggesting a structure or forming a pattern derived from vaulting..

Transverse Rib
type: Concept
broader: Rib
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rib which spans a vault passing from springer to springer at right angles to the axis of the vault.

Tierceron
type: Concept
broader: Rib
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A secondary rib usually springing from the junction of two other ribs, or one that rises between a main diagonal and transverse rib, from the springing to the ridge rib.

Angle Tower
type: Concept
broader: Tower
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A projection from the inner angle of a building around a court or with advancing wings, usually containing a staircase and often crowned above the roof line with an ogee dome.

Tower
type: Concept
narrower: Angle Tower
narrower: Bell Tower
narrower: Clock Tower
narrower: Stair Tower
narrower: Turret
narrower: Forebuilding
narrower: Crossing Tower
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A tall structure of any form, high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, often rising in stages, freestanding or part of another building, often used in fortifications and churches.

Clock Tower
type: Concept
broader: Tower
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A tall structure, high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, often rising in stages, free standing or part of another building, surmounted by a clock.

Stair Tower
type: Concept
broader: Tower
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A tower, normally forming part of a larger structure, housing a staircase.

Forebuilding
type: Concept
broader: Tower
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A subsidiary tower or projection attached to the front of a keep containing access to its first floor entrance.

Angular Niche
type: Concept
broader: Niche
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A niche in the corner of a structure.

Niche
type: Concept
narrower: Angular Niche
narrower: Carrel (Niche)
narrower: Exedra
narrower: Credence
narrower: Mihrab
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A shallow, ornamental recess, often arched and semicircular in plan, set in a wall or pier and usually containing a statue or ornament.

Carrel (Niche)
type: Concept
broader: Niche
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An enclosure or niche in a library or cloister used for study.

Mihrab
type: Concept
broader: Niche
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque used to indicate the Qiblah - the direction to be faced during prayers. Qiblah is set as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.

Annular Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A circular moulding.

Moulding
type: Concept
narrower: Annular Moulding
narrower: Astragal
narrower: Bagnette
narrower: Beak Head Moulding
narrower: Bed Moulding
narrower: Bolection Moulding
narrower: Bracket Moulding
narrower: Cable Moulding
narrower: Casement
narrower: Cats Head Moulding
narrower: Cavetto
narrower: Chain Moulding
narrower: Chevron Moulding
narrower: Cove
narrower: Cyma Recta
narrower: Cyma Reversa
narrower: Dogtooth Moulding
narrower: Echinus Moulding
narrower: Edge Roll Moulding
narrower: Embattled Moulding
narrower: Fillet
narrower: Impost Moulding
narrower: Keel Moulding
narrower: Lozenge
narrower: Nailhead Moulding
narrower: Neck Moulding
narrower: Nutmeg Moulding
narrower: Ovolo
narrower: Roll Moulding
narrower: Scalloped Moulding
narrower: Scotia
narrower: String Course
narrower: Tenia
narrower: Torus
narrower: Archivolt
narrower: Band (Moulding)
narrower: Dado Rail
narrower: Dripstone
narrower: Gadroon
narrower: Label Stop
narrower: Bead
narrower: Billet Moulding
narrower: Skirting Board
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An ornamental contour given to the angles or features of a building, whether a projection or a cavity, such as a cornice, an architrave or an astragal.

Bagnette
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small semicircular moulding.

Bed Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A moulding on an entablature that is between the frieze and the corona.

Bolection Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A moulding which projects beyond the face of a panel or frame, usually found in panelling or in doors.

Bracket Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative moulding cosisting of two ogee-forms with joined faces.

Cable Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative moulding shaped to resemble a length of cable or twisted rope.

Casement
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hollow moulding, often enriched, similar to a scotia or cavetto, used in Gothic jambs and cornices.

Cats Head Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative moulding depicting an animal or bird head, similar to a beak head moulding but with a shorter, cone-like tongue or beak overlapping the moulding set beneath it.

Cavetto
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A concave moulding where the profile is a quarter of a circle.

Chain Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative moulding in the form of a chain.

Cove
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large concave moulding.

Cyma Reversa
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative S-shaped moulding, usually placed at the top of a cornice, with a concave lower half and a convex upper half.

Dogtooth Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative moulding featuring a repeating star-like motif carved in relief.

Echinus Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An ovolo moulding below the abacus of a Doric or Ionic Capital.

Edge Roll Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rounded or convex moulding, such as an ovolo or torus.

Embattled Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative moulding featuring a geometric pattern suggesting the crenelles and merlons of a battlement.

Fillet
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plain, narrow moulding or area, sometimes projecting, separating two decorated mouldings or features such as the vertical grooves on a fluted column.

Keel Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A curved moulding with a sharp edge running along its centre. So named as its profile resembles the keel of a ship.

Lozenge
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative moulding in a diamond shape.

Nailhead Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative feature in the form of small pyramids in a continuous line.

Nutmeg Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative moulding featuring a series of small, projecting, dome-like shapes each resembling a halved nutmeg.

Ovolo
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A Classical convex moulding, often decorated with egg-and-dart or similar motifs.

Roll Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plain moulding of semi-circular section.

Scalloped Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An ornamental moulding whose curved, segmented form resembles that of a scallop shell.

Scotia
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A deeply concaved moulding, with a projecting lower edge, that sits at the base of a column between two torus mouldings.

String Course
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal, moulded band, usually projecting, running across a wall, often indicating the position of a building's interior floor.

Tenia
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small moulding on the top of the architrave in the Doric order.

Torus
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large, convex moulding, sometimes ornamented, set at the base of a column and above its plinth.

Archivolt
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A series of concentric mouldings decorating the curved face of an arch.

Gadroon
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A convex, finger-like moulding, usually applied in a series to form a pattern of ridges.

Label Stop
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A termination, either in the form of a decorative feature or a right-angle applied to the end of the moulding, of a label, dripstone or string course.

Bead
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small convex moulding, often decorated with beads and reels.

Annular Vault
type: Concept
broader: Vault
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A term used to describe a vaulted roof where the vault goes from either the newel of a staircase to a wall or from one wall to another where the walls are circular in plan.

Vault
type: Concept
narrower: Annular Vault
narrower: Barrel Vault
narrower: Cross Vault
narrower: Ribbed Vault
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Lierne
related: Wall Rib
scope note: A room or space with an arched ceiling or roof, the depth of which exceeds its span.

Cross Vault
type: Concept
broader: Vault
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vault created by the intersection of two other vaults set at right angles to each other and of equal size.

Anta
type: Concept
broader: Pilaster
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pilaster terminating the side walls of a temple whose capital and base differ from those of its associated columns. Such an arrangement, where the columns do not project beyond the faces of the antae, is said to be 'in antis'.

Pilaster
type: Concept
narrower: Anta
narrower: Lesene
narrower: Pilaster Strip
narrower: Pilastrade
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flattened rectangular version of a column of one of the classical orders.

Lesene
type: Concept
broader: Pilaster
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pilaster without base or capital.

Pilaster Strip
type: Concept
broader: Pilaster
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A form of pilaster without base or capital.

Pilastrade
type: Concept
broader: Pilaster
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The equivalent of a colonnade but using pilasters.

Antecourt
type: Concept
broader: Courtyard
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first court which is before the principal court.

Courtyard
type: Concept
narrower: Antecourt
narrower: Base Court
narrower: Forecourt
narrower: Cloister Garth
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An enclosed area, often surrounded by walls or buildings.

Base Court
type: Concept
broader: Courtyard
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small outer courtyard, or service-yard.

Forecourt
type: Concept
broader: Courtyard
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An enclosed area in front of a structure.

Cloister Garth
type: Concept
broader: Courtyard
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A quadrangle or courtyard, often grassed or planted, surrounded by cloisters

Anteportico
type: Concept
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Cloister
scope note: A porch in front of the solid wall of a cloister.

Apotheca
type: Concept
broader: Storeroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A storeroom for valuable goods, such as wine, oil and spices.

Storeroom
type: Concept
narrower: Apotheca
narrower: Armoury
narrower: Cellar
narrower: Gun Room
narrower: Harness Room
narrower: Tack Room
narrower: Wardrobe
narrower: Lumber Room
narrower: Clothing Store
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room set aside for the storage of goods or valuables. Use more specific term where known.

Armoury
type: Concept
broader: Storeroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room where weapons and armour are stored.

Gun Room
type: Concept
broader: Storeroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for storing guns.

Harness Room
type: Concept
broader: Storeroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room where fittings such as saddles and harnesses for horses are usually kept.

Tack Room
type: Concept
broader: Storeroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for storing and maintaining the equipment used in riding, eg saddles, bridles, reins etc.

Lumber Room
type: Concept
broader: Storeroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which disused items, such as furniture, are stored.

Clothing Store
type: Concept
broader: Storeroom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room within a building or complex used for storing clothing.

Applied Order
type: Concept
broader: Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A classical order in which the columns or pilasters are applied to a wall.

Order
type: Concept
narrower: Applied Order
narrower: Colossal Order
narrower: Composite Order
narrower: Corinthian Order
narrower: Doric Order
narrower: Ionic Order
narrower: Tuscan Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A style of construction following an established set of criteria, based around the conventional use of a type of column.
top concept of: FISH Components Thesaurus

Apse
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Apsidiole
narrower: Counter Apse
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Exedra
related: Chevet
scope note: A polygonal or semicircular recess projecting from an external wall, often with a rounded vault.

Apsidiole
type: Concept
broader: Apse
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small apse.

Counter Apse
type: Concept
broader: Apse
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The apse at the west end of the nave in a double-ended church.

Apse Chapel
type: Concept
broader: Chapel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chapel that radiates from an apsidal end of a cathedral or church.

Chapel
type: Concept
narrower: Apse Chapel
narrower: Chantry Chapel
narrower: Galilee
narrower: Lady Chapel
narrower: Radiating Chapel
broader: Areas And Spaces
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Chevet
scope note: A building, room or area, often within or attached to a church or other building, serving as a place of worship. Where a monument, use the Thesaurus of Monument Types.

Lady Chapel
type: Concept
broader: Chapel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chapel dedicated to the Virgin, usually east of the chancel.

Radiating Chapel
type: Concept
broader: Chapel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of a series of chapels which project symmetrically from an apse or ambulatory at the east end of a church.

Aqua Thruster Pump
type: Concept
broader: Water Pump
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A type of water pump used in the Wigan coalfields in the late 18th and 19th centuries.

Water Pump
type: Concept
narrower: Aqua Thruster Pump
broader: Pump
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pump used to move water.

Arcade
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Blind Arcade
narrower: Interlacing Arcade
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A series of arches.

Interlacing Arcade
type: Concept
broader: Arcade
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Romanesque overlapping arcades, producing a series of pointed arches.

Arcade Plate
type: Concept
broader: Plate
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A timber running above vertical posts, in the place of a wall-plate, within a timber-framed building.

Plate
type: Concept
narrower: Arcade Plate
narrower: Collar Plate
narrower: Crown Plate
narrower: Sill Plate
narrower: Sole Plate
narrower: Wall Plate
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A general term given to all horizontal timbers laid on walls or posts in order to support other timbers.

Collar Plate
type: Concept
broader: Plate
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal timber that joins the collars of a series of roof trusses.

Crown Plate
type: Concept
broader: Plate
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plate in a crown post roof, supported on crown posts and bearing the collars.

Sill Plate
type: Concept
broader: Plate
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal timber usually at the bottom of a timber framed wall into which posts and studs are tenoned.

Sole Plate
type: Concept
broader: Plate
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short timber set across the top of a wall to take the foot of a rafter and an ashlar piece.

Arch
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Arch Band
narrower: Arch Brick
narrower: Basket Arch
narrower: Chancel Arch
narrower: Elliptical Arch
narrower: Equilateral Arch
narrower: Extrados
narrower: False Arch
narrower: Four Centred Arch
narrower: Horseshoe Arch
narrower: Intrados
narrower: Pointed Arch
narrower: Proscenium Arch
narrower: Relieving Arch
narrower: Segmental Arch
narrower: Shouldered Arch
narrower: Squinch
narrower: Stilted Arch
narrower: Strainer Arch
narrower: Three Centred Arch
narrower: Tuscan Arch
narrower: Impost
narrower: Two Centred Arch
narrower: Skew Arch
narrower: Flat Arch
narrower: Splayed Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A curved construction, spanning an opening, formed from wedge-shaped blocks supported by mutual pressure; they can also be formed from moulded concrete and cast metal.

Arch Band
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The part of a rib or arch visible below the general surface of the vault.

Chancel Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch at the liturgical east of the nave, carrying a gabled wall above, separating nave from chancel.

Elliptical Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch which is half an ellipse.

Equilateral Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch whose height is equal to its span.

Extrados
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The outer curve of an arch or vault.

False Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch built by corbelling or cantilevering in from both sides with horizontal joints.

Four Centred Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pointed arch which, on a plan, is shown to be constructed around four arcs: two centred below and two centred upon the springing line, which is the level at which the vertical sides of the arch begin to curve.

Horseshoe Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch, either pointed or round, which broadens above the springing line, creating a horseshoe shape.

Intrados
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The lower, or inner, curve of an arch

Proscenium Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch associated with the portion of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra.

Segmental Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch made up of part of a circle, the centre of which is below its springing line.

Shouldered Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flat arch or lintel with quadrants on the corbels rising from the jambs.

Squinch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One or more arches built across an angle between two walls to support a polygonal or circular structure.

Stilted Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch where vertical piers raise the springing line.

Strainer Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch whose purpose is to arrest or prevent structural movement in a building.

Three Centred Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A depressed arch formed around three arcs: two struck from the springing line with one centrally placed arc struck from below it.

Two Centred Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch formed around two arcs whose radii are each equal to the span of the arch.

Skew Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch with jambs that do not stand at an angle of ninety degrees to its face.

Flat Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch which is formed by keystones but is flat like a lintel

Splayed Arch
type: Concept
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch which has a larger radius on the front face of a wall than on the back.

Arch Brick
type: Concept
broader: Arch
narrower: Keystone
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wedge shaped brick used to construct arches.

Arch Buttress
type: Concept
broader: Buttress
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Flying Buttress
scope note: A buttress shaped like an arch and springing from a pier in arched form to the wall.

Entablature
type: Concept
narrower: Architrave
narrower: Composite Entablature
narrower: Corinthian Entablature
narrower: Cornice
narrower: Doric Entablature
narrower: Frieze
narrower: Ionic Entablature
narrower: Tuscan Entablature
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: In the Classical Orders, the horizontal assembly of architrave, frieze and cornice carried upon columns and pilasters.

Armilla
type: Concept
broader: Fastening
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A metal binding or ring fastened around the top of a pile to stop splitting.

Fastening
type: Concept
narrower: Armilla
narrower: Brace
narrower: Hinge
narrower: Joint
narrower: Key
narrower: Pivot
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An item used to fasten, bind or join one item to another.

Key
type: Concept
broader: Fastening
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A piece of wood of square or rectangular section driven through a scarf joint to tighten it

Pivot
type: Concept
broader: Fastening
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A piece of stone or timber with a small cup shaped depression in its upper surface, set into the ground to fasten a door, gate, window etc to allow it to open and shut.

Arris Gutter
type: Concept
broader: Gutter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A V-shaped gutter.

Gutter
type: Concept
narrower: Arris Gutter
narrower: Parapet Gutter
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A trough or watercourse constructed to collect rainwater from a roof and channel it towards a drain or pipe.

Ashlaring
type: Concept
narrower: Ashlar Piece
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Short vertical timbers which go from the rafters to the inner plate on a thick wall.

Asiatic Base
type: Concept
broader: Ionic Order
broader: Base
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An Ionic base with a lower disc with horizontal fluting or reeding, above which is a torus, also reeded.

Ionic Order
type: Concept
narrower: Asiatic Base
narrower: Attic Base
narrower: Ionic Base
narrower: Ionic Capital
narrower: Ionic Column
narrower: Ionic Entablature
broader: Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A classical order with an Attic base and fluted column. The cornice has dentils and the capital volutes.

Base
type: Concept
narrower: Asiatic Base
narrower: Attic Base
narrower: Composite Base
narrower: Corinthian Base
narrower: Doric Base
narrower: Ionic Base
narrower: Tuscan Base
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The lowest part of a structure, such as a pier, or the section of an order on which the shaft of a column sits.

Assembly Room
type: Concept
broader: Meeting Room
narrower: Chapter House
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large room for large numbers of people, eg for balls, meetings etc.

Chapter House
type: Concept
broader: Assembly Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building, sometimes polygonal in plan, attached to a cathedral, church, abbey etc. and used for the assembly of chapter or brethren, often to address official business.

Meeting Room
type: Concept
narrower: Assembly Room
narrower: Audience Chamber
narrower: Committee Room
narrower: Common Room
narrower: Council Chamber
narrower: Courtroom
narrower: Day Room
narrower: Debating Room
narrower: Drawing Room
narrower: Justice Room
narrower: Living Room
narrower: Lounge (Communal)
narrower: Parlour
narrower: Conference Room
narrower: Boardroom
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room intended, and often furnished accordingly, as a venue for the holding of meetings.

Committee Room
type: Concept
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room where a committee meets to discuss matters put before them.

Common Room
type: Concept
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in general use for persons to meet, often found at institutions such as colleges.

Council Chamber
type: Concept
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A assembly room or rooms in which a collection of nominated persons meet to transact business of relevant purpose.

Courtroom
type: Concept
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The place, hall or chamber in which justice is administered.

Day Room
type: Concept
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A communal living room.

Debating Room
type: Concept
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chamber where discussions of issues take place, often found at universities.

Justice Room
type: Concept
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in the house of a Justice of the Peace in which cases were heard. Houses after 1848 contained these for prestige purposes since the practice of hearing cases at home was made illegal at that date.

Lounge (Communal)
type: Concept
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room where the public can sit, often in hotels and airports.

Astragal
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
narrower: Bead And Reel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A moulding which is small, convex and circular.

Astylar
type: Concept
broader: Facade
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Describes a Classical interior, exterior or facade without pilasters or columns.

Facade
type: Concept
narrower: Astylar
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The external face or elevation of a building, especially the principal front.

Storey
type: Concept
narrower: Attic
narrower: Basement
narrower: Mezzanine
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of a building's horizontal divisions, being the space between two floors, or a floor and the roof structure.

Basement
type: Concept
broader: Storey
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The bottom storey of a building, often below or partially below ground level.

Mezzanine
type: Concept
broader: Storey
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A storey of lesser height than those above and below it.

Attic Base
type: Concept
broader: Corinthian Order
broader: Ionic Order
broader: Base
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column base featuring a hollow, concave - or scotia - moulding between two tori, which are projecting, convex mouldings.

Corinthian Order
type: Concept
narrower: Attic Base
narrower: Corinthian Base
narrower: Corinthian Capital
narrower: Corinthian Column
narrower: Corinthian Entablature
broader: Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A classical order having a bell shaped capital that is decorated with laurel, olive or acanthus leaves from which CAULICOLI emerge. The shaft is usually fluted and the base is often an Attic base.

Auditorium
type: Concept
broader: Room
narrower: Conference Room
narrower: Lecture Theatre
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room or hall designed for an audience to listen and view, as in a theatre, concert hall, lecture hall etc..

Lecture Theatre
type: Concept
broader: Auditorium
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large room with fixed seating, often including audio-visual facilites, in which lectures are given.

Auxiliary Rafter
type: Concept
broader: Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: In a truss, a rafter used to stiffen the principal rafter by doubling it.

Rafter
type: Concept
narrower: Auxiliary Rafter
narrower: Common Rafter
narrower: Compound Rafter
narrower: Hip Rafter
narrower: Jack Rafter
narrower: Principal Rafter
narrower: Verge Rafter
narrower: Valley Rafter
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inclined member used to support laths under a roof covering. Normally one of a pair.

Common Rafter
type: Concept
broader: Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rafter of uniform size placed at regular intervals along the length of a roof.

Hip Rafter
type: Concept
broader: Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rafter set at the corner of a hipped roof, to take the upper end of a common rafter.

Jack Rafter
type: Concept
broader: Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A shortened common rafter that runs between ridge and a valley rafter, or between eaves and a hip rafter.

Verge Rafter
type: Concept
broader: Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rafter set outside a gable to carry the roof beyond the wall face.

Valley Rafter
type: Concept
broader: Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rafter set diagonally where two sloping rooves meet.

Structural Plan
type: Concept
narrower: Axial Chimney Plan
narrower: Baffle Entry Plan
narrower: Basilica Plan
narrower: Butterfly Plan
narrower: Central Fireplace Plan
narrower: Central Staircase Plan
narrower: Circular Plan
narrower: Courtyard Plan
narrower: Cruciform Plan
narrower: Direct Entry Plan
narrower: Double Depth Plan
narrower: Double Pile Plan
narrower: E Shape Plan
narrower: End Hall Plan
narrower: End Lobby Entry Plan
narrower: Gable Entry Plan
narrower: H Shape Plan
narrower: Hall And Cross Wing Plan
narrower: Hearth Passage Plan
narrower: Hexagonal Plan
narrower: L Shape Plan
narrower: Lobby Entry Plan
narrower: Octagonal Plan
narrower: Open Plan
narrower: Panopticon Plan
narrower: Pavilion Plan
narrower: Quatrefoil Plan
narrower: Rectangular Plan
narrower: Sexfoil Plan
narrower: Side Wall Fireplace Plan
narrower: Single Cell Plan
narrower: Symmetrical Plan
narrower: T Shape Plan
narrower: Three Room Plan
narrower: Through Passage Plan
narrower: Trefoil Plan
narrower: U Shape Plan
broader: Plans And Divisions
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan form of a structure or building.

Baffle Entry Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan featuring a doorless entry to a lobby in front of an axial chimney-stack.

Basilica Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan type, usually for a church, having a rectangular core with one apsidal end wall.

Central Fireplace Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan in which a chimney containing back-to-back fireplaces heats two rooms simultaneously by being placed within the dividing wall.

Central Staircase Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan in which the staircase is placed at the centre of the building.

Circular Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The plan on which a circular building is constructed.

Cruciform Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building plan in the shape of a cross.

Direct Entry Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan in which entry is directly into a room without being situated opposite a fireplace.

Double Depth Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan in which the building is two rooms deep but has no central corridor.

Double Pile Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An English seventeenth century house plan consisting of a rectangular block two rooms deep, the rooms sometimes separated by a passage.

E Shape Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan type of a hall with two wings and a central porch.

End Hall Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A medieval plan with the hall situated at one end of the main range.

End Lobby Entry Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan featuring a lobby entry, situated at one end of a side wall, which provides access to one room only.

Gable Entry Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan of a building where the entrance is in the gable wall.

H Shape Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building plan that features a hall lying between, and at right-angles to, two projecting wings.

Hall And Cross Wing Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A common plan form of large medieval and sub medieval houses, with a hall range flanked by two wings; also found with only one wing.

Hexagonal Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building or structure with a six-sided plan.

L Shape Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A house plan with a hall and a single wing.

Lobby Entry Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan in which the front entrance opens into a lobby opposite to an axial chimney stack.

Octagonal Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan of a structure which has eight sides.

Open Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building plan where space is unconstrained by partitions.

Panopticon Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A circular plan with a series of cells around a central core, often used for prisons.

Pavilion Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan form in which pavilions lead off from a spiral corridor.

Quatrefoil Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan with four foils radiating out from a central point.

Rectangular Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan in which a four-sided figure has all its angles at right angles and its opposite sides equal and parallel.

Sexfoil Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative pattern, as used in tracery or a Gothic arch, featuring six lobes, or foils, separated by cusps.

Side Wall Fireplace Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building plan in which the principal fireplace is positioned on the side wall.

Single Cell Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A simple, one-roomed structural plan.

Symmetrical Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building plan in which the rooms are symmetrically placed.

T Shape Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building or structural plan shaped like a T.

Three Room Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building plan consisting of three rooms placed in a straight row.

Through Passage Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building plan in which a passage crosses the axis of the building, often at one end of a hall, with an external door at each end.

Trefoil Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plan featuring three foils or lobes radiating outwards from a central point.

U Shape Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A building or structural plan with a U shape.

Back Purlin
type: Concept
broader: Through Purlin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A purlin that is joined to the back of a principal rafter.

Through Purlin
type: Concept
narrower: Back Purlin
narrower: Clasped Purlin
narrower: Threaded Purlin
narrower: Trenched Purlin
broader: Purlin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A purlin that passes a principal rafter

Clasped Purlin
type: Concept
broader: Through Purlin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A purlin that rests against the lower surface of a principal rafter and is supported by a queen post, collar or raking strut.

Threaded Purlin
type: Concept
broader: Through Purlin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A purlin that is threaded through a hole in the principal rafter.

Trenched Purlin
type: Concept
broader: Through Purlin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A purlin that sits in a trench cut in the back of a principal rafter.

Backwashing Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine used in the worsted industry for cleaning woollen slivers after gilling and cording.

Machinery
type: Concept
narrower: Backwashing Machine
narrower: Ball Winding Machine
narrower: Boiler
narrower: Cider Press
narrower: Coal Tippler
narrower: Comber
narrower: Crane
narrower: Crushing Circle
narrower: Dashwheel
narrower: Engine
narrower: Fairbairns Lever
narrower: Flying Shuttle
narrower: Fourdrinier Machine
narrower: Horse Engine
narrower: Horse Whim
narrower: Hydraulic Jigger
narrower: Hydraulic Press
narrower: Hydraulic Ram
narrower: Incinerator
narrower: Inclined Plane
narrower: Iron Ore Calciner
narrower: Jack Frame
narrower: Jockey Pulley
narrower: Loom
narrower: Machine
narrower: Man Engine
narrower: Masticator
narrower: Mechanical Stoker
narrower: Milling Machine
narrower: Organ
narrower: Planing Machine
narrower: Pump
narrower: Railway Lift
narrower: Railway Signal
narrower: Railway Turntable
narrower: River Intake Gauge
narrower: Satellite Dish
narrower: Scoop Wheel
narrower: Scutching Machine
narrower: Shaping Machine
narrower: Slasher
narrower: Slotting Machine
narrower: Slubbing Frame
narrower: Smutter
narrower: Speedframe
narrower: Spinning Machine
narrower: Stamps
narrower: Steam Whim
narrower: Threshing Machine
narrower: Throwing Machine
narrower: Tilt Hammer
narrower: Treadmill
narrower: Turbine
narrower: Water Balance Engine
narrower: Waterwheel
narrower: Weighing Machine
narrower: Wind Engine
narrower: Winding Engine
narrower: Lift
narrower: Shoe
narrower: Sack Hoist
narrower: Drive
narrower: Tail Race
narrower: Governor
narrower: Sifter
narrower: Head Race
narrower: Oven
narrower: Cooling Tower
narrower: Brine Tank
narrower: Angle Bob
narrower: Balance Bob
narrower: Cheese Press
narrower: Water Purification Unit
narrower: Water Filtration Unit
narrower: Ball Mill
narrower: Escalator
narrower: Conveyor Belt
narrower: Chute
narrower: Flour Mill

Ball Winding Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hand operated machine for winding cotton and linen thread into balls - invented in 1802.

Boiler
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam generator comprising a pressure vessel, and/or rows of tubes arranged to receive heat from a firegrate.

Cider Press
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine that presses apples to extract juice for the production of cider.

Crushing Circle
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horse-powered apparatus, for the crushing of commodities such as ore or cider apples, consisting of a stone wheel running over a circular iron or stone bed.

Dashwheel
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An early washing machine used in bleaching works for washing calico and other textiles.

Fairbairns Lever
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mechanical testing machine used to carry out pioneering tests on various materials, particularly cast-iron beams, to determine practical data on their strength and other properties.

Flying Shuttle
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device patented in 1733 for speeding up the weaving of cloth.

Fourdrinier Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for making paper in a continuous length.

Horse Engine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device or engine powered by one or more horses or donkeys walking around a circular track and harnessed so as to turn a large toothed wheel, either in the same plane or above, which turned smaller wheels operating machinery.

Hydraulic Jigger
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hydraulic machine used to magnify the stroke of a hydraulic piston. The pulleys and chains of a crane or other device are attached to the jigger.

Hydraulic Press
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine that uses liquid pressure to exert a large force on two platens so that items placed between them are pressed to a shape, compressed, or forced together.

Hydraulic Ram
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device in which a large quantity of low pressure water is made to pump a small proportion of itself to a greater height than its source or to a higher pressure; achieved by using the pressure rise resulting from suddenly interrupting the flow

Incinerator
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine used to burn and desiccate rubbish.

Iron Ore Calciner
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A kiln in which Iron ores were heated before smelting in order to drive off the impurities such as sulphur.

Jack Frame
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for the final reduction in cross sectional area of a cotton sliver into a fine roving preparatory to spinning high counts of yarn.

Jockey Pulley
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pulley running on the outside of a belt to improve the effectiveness of a drive.

Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A single piece of apparatus that uses mechanical power for a particular function.

Man Engine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device for raising miners individually from a shaft consisting of two rods, raised and lowered alternately, fitted with small platforms and powered by a waterwheel or steam engine.

Masticator
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A powerful machine comprising a pair of heated cylinders revolving inside a chamber, and used for converting raw rubber into a soft plastic mass by being 'chewed' between knives or teeth projecting from the cylinders.

Mechanical Stoker
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Machines for automatically feeding fuel onto the fire of steam boilers and other furnace plant, introduced at the beginning of the 19th century.

Milling Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine tool capable of creating a variety of forms and surfaces in materials by way of a spinning cutter positioned over a movable table.

Planing Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine tool for producing large flat surfaces on metal objects. It comprises a large work table which slides backwards and forwards along a substantial guide bed, passing under a stationary bridge containing a fixed tool.

Railway Lift
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An elevator used to raise locomotives.

Railway Signal
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A signal usually mounted on a gantry, be it mechanical or electronic, to provide guidance to traindrivers on access to sections of track.

Railway Turntable
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rotating circular platform operated by machinery to turn a steam locomotive around.

River Intake Gauge
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A gauge for measuring the volume of water flowing from a river to machinery using the water for motive power??

Satellite Dish
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device for receiving and sending radio-transmitted signals into the atmosphere.

Scoop Wheel
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wheel, usually steam driven, used for raising water by means of buckets attached to its circumference.

Scutching Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for cleansing flax, hemp or cotton and forming the fibres into a continuous wide lap or sheet in preparation for carding.

Shaping Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine tool for producing flat surfaces and slots on small work pieces by cutting away surplus material.

Slasher
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for applying protective size to yarn intended for warp

Slotting Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine tool similar in general appearance to a shaping machine but in which the head or ram carrying the cutting tool moves in a vertical plane.

Slubbing Frame
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for further attenuating a sliver of cotton after it has been through a draw frame.

Smutter
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cleansing or separating machine used in a corn mill for removing smut from grain before it is ground.

Speedframe
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A general name given to a series of machines which successively reduce the diameter of rovings before the final spinning into yarn.

Stamps
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A series of water or engine-driven crushing machines used in ore dressing.

Steam Whim
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam-powered machine used for raising materials such as ore or water from a pit or shaft.

Threshing Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for beating out or separating grain from corn.

Throwing Machine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine used in the silk industry for applying the final twist to silk threads to make them suitable for weaving into a fabric.

Tilt Hammer
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An early form of powered forging hammer, featuring a cast-iron hammer head fixed to a pivoted wooden arm, introduced circa 1500 and used primarily in the iron industry.

Water Balance Engine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device for hoisting, or operating pumps, using water displacement as a lifting and balancing medium.

Wind Engine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A simple, wind-driven water pump, also known as a windpump.

Winding Engine
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An engine used for directly winding up coal from deep mines, dating from the 18th century.

Governor
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device which automatically controls a particular funtion within a machine or mechanism, such as regulating the gap between millstones in a windmill.

Cooling Tower
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large structure, usually associated with power stations, in which hot water undergoes a process of cooling before being re-used .

Brine Tank
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A tank within a salt works used for storing brine after is has been pumped from underground. The brine is then fed by gravity into the evaporating pans in the Pan House.

Angle Bob
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mechanical component or device that can change the direction of motion of a pump rod from the vertical to the horizontal plane and vice versa.

Balance Bob
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A counter balance designed to support the excess weight of a mineshaft's wooden beams.

Cheese Press
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A device used in the production of hard cheeses that exerts pressure upon fresh curds in order to remove and drain away excess whey.

Water Purification Unit
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine used for the purification of water, usually for drinking purposes.

Water Filtration Unit
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plant used to sterilize water for use in public bathing establishments, not to be confused with desaliation or purification units for drinking water.

Ball Mill
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cylindrical device using ceramic or metallic balls to grind materials like ores, chemicals, ceramic raw materials and paints

Chute
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical or inclined plane, channel, or passage through which objects are moved from a higher to a lower level by means of gravity.

Bailey
type: Concept
broader: External Area Or Space
narrower: Inner Bailey
narrower: Outer Bailey
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Defences or an external wall surrounding a castle's motte or keep. Also a castle's outer court, or a court within a castle's walls.

Inner Bailey
type: Concept
broader: Bailey
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inner defensive area within a castle.

Outer Bailey
type: Concept
broader: Bailey
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large defensive area that usually has to be crossed before entering the inner bailey of a castle.

Bakery
type: Concept
broader: Food Preparation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for baking.

Food Preparation Room
type: Concept
narrower: Bakery
narrower: Bread Room
narrower: Buttery
narrower: Camba
narrower: Kitchen
narrower: Larder
narrower: Pantry
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which food is prepared.

Bread Room
type: Concept
broader: Food Preparation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for the storage of bread, biscuits, flour etc. Often part of a buttery in medieval times.

Buttery
type: Concept
broader: Food Preparation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for the storage of food and drink.

Camba
type: Concept
broader: Food Preparation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A place in which brewing and sometimes baking took place.

Ball Finial
type: Concept
broader: Finial
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative ball usually used to ornament a bench end, canopy, gable, pinnacle or spire.

Finial
type: Concept
narrower: Ball Finial
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The shaped projection on the top of a newel post or at the apex of a gable.

Baluster
type: Concept
broader: Balustrade
narrower: Split Baluster
narrower: Turned Baluster
narrower: Twist Baluster
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An upright member supporting a coping or handrail in a balustrade or staircase.

Turned Baluster
type: Concept
broader: Baluster
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A baluster, circular in plan, turned and cut on a lathe.

Twist Baluster
type: Concept
broader: Baluster
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A spirally turned baluster.

Balustrade
type: Concept
narrower: Baluster
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The structure consisting of a series of balusters supporting a rail or coping, and sometimes a base and pedestal, on a parapet, balcony or staircase.

Band (Moulding)
type: Concept
narrower: Banderolle
narrower: Fret Band
narrower: Guilloche
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A continuous series of ornaments within a horizontal moulding.

Fret Band
type: Concept
broader: Band (Moulding)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative ornamentation of a key pattern

Guilloche
type: Concept
broader: Band (Moulding)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative ornamentation of interlaced bands in the form of a plait.

Bare Faced Dovetail Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which a dovetailed timber's surface is proud of the receiving member on one side.

Joint
type: Concept
narrower: Bare Faced Dovetail Joint
narrower: Bare Faced Tenon Joint
narrower: Birdmouthed Joint
narrower: Bridled Joint
narrower: Dovetail Joint
narrower: Face Halved Joint
narrower: Halved Joint
narrower: Halved Lap Joint
narrower: Joist Joint
narrower: Lap Joint
narrower: Masons Mitre
narrower: Mortice And Tenon Joint
narrower: Notched Lap Joint
narrower: Saddle Joint
narrower: Scarf Joint
narrower: Scribed Joint
narrower: Scribed Mitre
narrower: Secret Bridle Joint
narrower: Slip Tenon Joint
narrower: Splayed And Tabled Scarf Joint
narrower: Splayed Scarf Joint
narrower: Stop Splayed Scarf Joint
narrower: Through Tenon Joint
narrower: True Mitre
narrower: Jowl
broader: Fastening
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A junction whereby two members or elements of an artificial structure or mechanism are joined or fitted together, whether rigidly or hinged.

Bare Faced Tenon Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which the tenon retains one or more of the original sides of the timber.

Birdmouthed Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which the end of one timber is cut in V- form and rests on the edge of another timber, frequently found between common rafters and wall plates.

Bridled Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint consisting of a projecting tongue fitting into an open housing in a scarf joint or the apex of a rafter.

Face Halved Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which the side, or face, of a timber has been squarely cut away to fit into a corresponding cut-away in the side of another member.

Halved Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which both timbers are reduced in thickness.

Halved Lap Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which one timber is reduced in thickness.

Joist Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint used to secure the end of a joist

Lap Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which one timber is applied to the surface of the other.

Masons Mitre
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The non-diagonal joint at the right-angled meeting of two stone mouldings.

Mortice And Tenon Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The most common form of joint between two timbers meeting at right angles or at an oblique angle, the mortice being a socket cut in one timber to receive the tenon projection of the other.

Scarf Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint between two timbers meeting end to end.

Scribed Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which the end of one timber is shaped to fit around the moulding on another.

Scribed Mitre
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The junction of two timbers at right angles, with chamfers or mouldings meeting on a diagonal line, where one timber is cut to fit around the chamfer or moulding of the other timber.

Secret Bridle Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A bridle joint which is invisible from all sides of the timber.

Slip Tenon Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint with a loose tenon morticed into two touching pieces of timber

Splayed And Tabled Scarf Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint which has a splay interrupted by a step

Splayed Scarf Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint with each timber ending in a cut slanted across its length.

Stop Splayed Scarf Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint which has a splay with a short perpendicular section at each end.

Through Tenon Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which the tenon passes completely through the receiving timber.

True Mitre
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The junction of two timbers at right angles which involves chamfers or mouldings meeting on a diagonal line and where the timbers meet on the 45 degree line of the chamfer or moulding junction.

Jowl
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The end of a timber post made wider than the rest of its length on one face to accomodate tiebeams, wall-plates etc..

Barring Engine
type: Concept
broader: Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small auxiliary engine to help start up a large steam engine - invented 1866.

Engine
type: Concept
narrower: Barring Engine
narrower: Blowing Engine
narrower: Fixed Engine
narrower: Grasshopper Engine
narrower: Hot Air Engine
narrower: Hydraulic Engine
narrower: Internal Combustion Engine
narrower: Scotch Crank Engine
narrower: Steam Engine
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A piece of machinery used to convert energy of one sort (for instance steam) into motive energy.

Blowing Engine
type: Concept
broader: Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine driving a reciprocating air pump to provide air for a blast furnace.

Fixed Engine
type: Concept
broader: Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stationary winding steam engine positioned at the top of a railway incline for hauling up trains and locomotives.

Hot Air Engine
type: Concept
broader: Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An engine which uses air or the products of combustion as its working medium.

Scotch Crank Engine
type: Concept
broader: Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A compact design of engine in which a connecting rod is dispensed with, giving a short baseplate.

Turret
type: Concept
narrower: Bartizan
narrower: Belvedere
narrower: Stair Turret
broader: Tower
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small tower, usually round or polygonal and attached to a structure. When a separate building, treat as a monument.

Belvedere
type: Concept
broader: Turret
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A turret on the side of a house providing views across the surrounding countryside.

Stair Turret
type: Concept
broader: Turret
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small or subordinate tower, normally forming part of a larger structure, housing a spiral or winding stair.

Bathroom
type: Concept
broader: Washing Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room intended to contain a bath and often other toilet facilities.

Washing Room
type: Concept
narrower: Bathroom
narrower: Lavatory
narrower: Privy
narrower: Toilet
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room intended for, and usually equipped to aid, the performance of ablutions.

Lavatory
type: Concept
broader: Washing Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room with apparatus for washing the hands and face, now often combined with a water closet.

Toilet
type: Concept
broader: Washing Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room containing a toilet, water closet etc..

Battened Door
type: Concept
broader: Door
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A door with a planked outer face and spaced horizontal members such as battens or ledges on the inner face.

Door
type: Concept
narrower: Battened Door
narrower: Heck Door
narrower: Panelled Door
narrower: Planked Door
narrower: Studded Door
narrower: Wicket
narrower: Jib Door
narrower: Trapdoor
narrower: Priests Door
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Doorway
scope note: The entrance to a building, apartment or any enclosure consisting of a movable barrier, usually lockable, of wood or other materials.

Heck Door
type: Concept
broader: Door
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A door divided horizontally into two parts, independently hinged.

Panelled Door
type: Concept
broader: Door
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A door adorned with panels, usually arranged in pairs.

Planked Door
type: Concept
broader: Door
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A door made up of vertical planks on the outer face and horizontal planks on the inner face.

Studded Door
type: Concept
broader: Door
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A planked or battened door, with large nails or pegs with projecting heads keeping it intact.

Wicket
type: Concept
broader: Door
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small hinged opening within a large door.

Jib Door
type: Concept
broader: Door
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An internal door flush with, and decorated to match, the wall it is set in for the purpose of concealment.

Trapdoor
type: Concept
broader: Door
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal door within, and usually flush with surface of, a floor, ceiling or roof.

Priests Door
type: Concept
broader: Door
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A priest's private entrance into a church, usually found on the south side of the chancel.

Parapet
type: Concept
narrower: Battlement
narrower: Parapet Gutter
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Banquette
scope note: A barrier, usually in the form of a small wall, set to prevent people falling over the side of a bridge, balcony, roof etc.

Bay
type: Concept
broader: Plan Component
narrower: Half Bay
narrower: Smoke Bay
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Cell
scope note: A regular structural subdivision or compartment within a building, defined by dividing walls or the positions of the principal supporting members.

Half Bay
type: Concept
broader: Bay
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A short bay, usually in a hall, commonly as a smoke bay or for a cross-entry.

Plan Component
type: Concept
narrower: Bay
narrower: Corps De Logis
narrower: Piano Nobile
narrower: Wing
broader: Plans And Divisions
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The element or elements that make up the different parts of a structural plan.

Corps De Logis
type: Concept
broader: Plan Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The main body of a structure not including wings etc.

Piano Nobile
type: Concept
broader: Plan Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The principal storey of a building, containing the main reception rooms, when not situated on ground level.

Bay Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
narrower: Oriel Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window that forms a projection from the body of a building, extending down to ground level, forming a bay in the wall's interior.

Oriel Window
type: Concept
broader: Bay Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A bay window, supported by corbelling, cills or brackets, projecting from an upper storey of a building.

Window
type: Concept
narrower: Bay Window
narrower: Bow Window
narrower: Bullseye Window
narrower: Casement Window
narrower: Cross Window
narrower: Dormer Window
narrower: Fire Window
narrower: Laced Window
narrower: Lancet Window
narrower: Lowside Window
narrower: Lucarne
narrower: Mullioned Window
narrower: North Light
narrower: Oculus
narrower: Pierced Window
narrower: Quatrefoil Window
narrower: Rose Window
narrower: Sash Window
narrower: Traceried Head Window
narrower: Trefoil Window
narrower: Wheel Window
narrower: Fanlight
narrower: Venetian Window
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Window Lintel
scope note: An opening in a wall, roof, door, etc to allow light to enter. Usually used to include all component parts.

Bow Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window set within a curved projection from the face of a wall.

Cross Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window with a single mullion and a single transom.

Dormer Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A projecting vertical window in the sloping roof of a house.

Fire Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small window placed to cast light upon a fireplace.

Laced Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of a set of windows placed vertically and linked either decoratively or by aprons extending to the lintel below.

Lancet Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A tall, narrow window with a pointed arched head.

Lowside Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window that is lower than others in the chancel side wall.

Lucarne
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window in a spire, often in the form of a dormer.

Oculus
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A circular or oval window or panel. Also the circular opening at the top of a dome.

Pierced Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window cut through a single slab of timber or stone.

Quatrefoil Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window either in the shape of a four leaf clover or circular with four foils enclosed.

Rose Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A circular window containing tracery.

Traceried Head Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window which has its head beam decorated with elements of tracery.

Trefoil Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window in the form of a three-leafed clover.

Wheel Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A circular window with tracery or shafts radiating from the centre.

Fanlight
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A semi-circular window, often decorated and with its glazing bars radiating like the ribs of an opened fan, set above a door.

Retirement Room
type: Concept
narrower: Bedroom
narrower: Boudoir
narrower: Dormitory
narrower: Private Room
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room used for sleeping or resting in. Use more specific term.

Boudoir
type: Concept
broader: Retirement Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small, finely-furnished room, traditionally where a lady could retire to be alone or entertain intimate friends.

Bowstring Roof
type: Concept
narrower: Belfast Truss Roof
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Bowstring Truss
scope note: A roof constructed of horizontal tiebeams and curved trusses.

Billet Frieze
type: Concept
broader: Billet Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A series of billet mouldings forming a decorative band of small, regularly placed squared or rounded blocks.

Billet Moulding
type: Concept
narrower: Billet Frieze
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An ornamental moulding consisting of a series of small, regularly placed squared or rounded blocks.

Blind Colonnade
type: Concept
broader: Colonnade
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A series of columns in a straight line supporting an entablature with no openings or glazing.

Colonnade
type: Concept
narrower: Blind Colonnade
narrower: Colonnade A Jour
narrower: Peristyle
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A row of columns that carry arches or an entablature.

Colonnade A Jour
type: Concept
broader: Colonnade
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A colonnade where it is exposed to the air on two sides.

Peristyle
type: Concept
broader: Colonnade
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A colonnade all around the exterior of a building or an interior space such as a courtyard.

Block Cornice
type: Concept
broader: Cornice
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An Italian cornice consisting of a bed moulding, a row of plain block corbels or modillions, and a corona or cornice.

Cornice
type: Concept
narrower: Block Cornice
narrower: Corona
narrower: Cymatium
narrower: Mutule
narrower: Raking Cornice
broader: Entablature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The upper part of the classical entablature. Also a moulded projection crowning a door, wall, window etc.

Corona
type: Concept
broader: Cornice
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical faced projection in the cornice.

Cymatium
type: Concept
broader: Cornice
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The top of a cornice in an entablature.

Mutule
type: Concept
broader: Cornice
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small slab in a Doric cornice.

Raking Cornice
type: Concept
broader: Cornice
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cornice along the sloping edge of a pediment or gable.

Private Room
type: Concept
narrower: Bower
broader: Retirement Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for personal rather than public use.

Roof
type: Concept
narrower: Bowstring Roof
narrower: Common Rafter Roof
narrower: Coupled Roof
narrower: Eave
narrower: Gabled Roof
narrower: Half Hipped Roof
narrower: Helm Roof
narrower: Hipped Roof
narrower: Mansard Roof
narrower: North Light Roof
narrower: Pent Roof
narrower: Principal Rafter Roof
narrower: Ridge Piece
narrower: Wagon Roof
narrower: Thatched Roof
narrower: Hammerbeam Roof
narrower: Flat Roof
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The exterior upper covering, and its supporting structure, of a building.

Common Rafter Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof consisting entirely of common rafters, without the use of principals, in pairs but not connected by collar-beams.

Coupled Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof in which pairs of rafters are fixed to the ridge piece and the wall plates without any collars or tiebeams.

Gabled Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The commonest type of roof with sloping sides meeting at a ridge and with a gable at each end.

Half Hipped Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof whose ends are partly gabled and partly sloped.

Hipped Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A ridged roof that slopes on all four sides.

Principal Rafter Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof made up of common and principal rafters.

Ridge Piece
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The horizontal timber running the length of a roof and positioned at its apex.

Thatched Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof featuring a covering of straw, reeds, rushes etc. used extensively during the medieval period but also popular in rural or rustic architecture.

Hammerbeam Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof consisting of trusses that have a pair of brackets supporting the hammer posts that in turn support the rafters.

Flat Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof with a slope of less than ten degrees to the horizontal.

Breastshot Wheel
type: Concept
broader: Waterwheel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A waterwheel in which the incoming water is directed onto the periphery at approximately the same level as the axle, the water being kept in contact with the floats, or buckets, by breastwork of masonry, timber or iron.

Waterwheel
type: Concept
narrower: Breastshot Wheel
narrower: Overshot Wheel
narrower: Pitchback Wheel
narrower: Undershot Wheel
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wheel turned by water to generate mechanical power.

Overshot Wheel
type: Concept
broader: Waterwheel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A waterwheel turned by the weight of water discharged into buckets placed around its circumference from an outlet positioned above it.

Pitchback Wheel
type: Concept
broader: Waterwheel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A waterwheel where the incoming supply of water is introduced at the top of the wheel and drops onto the paddles, or buckets, of the wheel which rotates in the reverse direction to that of the incoming flow.

Broach Spire
type: Concept
broader: Spire
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An octagonal spire atop a square tower, the transition between structures effected by partially pyramidical masonry forms called broaches.

Spire
type: Concept
narrower: Broach Spire
narrower: Fleche
narrower: Needle Spire
narrower: Spirelet
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A tall, circular, polygonal or square structure rising from a roof, tower, turret etc., tapering to a slender point.

Fleche
type: Concept
broader: Spire
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A spire, or spirelet surmounting a roof, especially over the crossing of a French Gothic Cathedral.

Needle Spire
type: Concept
broader: Spire
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steeply pitched spire whose base is significantly narrower than the tower on which it sits.

Spirelet
type: Concept
broader: Spire
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small form of spire.

Bucranium
type: Concept
broader: Animal Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Decorative motif in the form of an ox skull.

Animal Figure
type: Concept
narrower: Bucranium
narrower: Gargoyle
narrower: Grotesque
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A sculptural or decorative representation of an animal. Includes mythical and fantastical animals such as dragons, centaurs etc.

Burial Pit
type: Concept
broader: Unassigned
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The pit in which human or animal remains are placed for interment,which may be either an inhumation or cremation.

Unassigned
type: Concept
narrower: Burial Pit
narrower: Feature
narrower: Layer
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: This is the top term for the class. This class includes terms with very broad definitions which could be assigned to three or more classes. See UNASSIGNED Class List for narrow terms.
top concept of: FISH Components Thesaurus

Feature
type: Concept
broader: Unassigned
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An archaeological component which cuts, overlies or abuts other features such as ditches, pits and building foundations.

Calvary
type: Concept
broader: Sculpture
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A representation of the crucifixion of Christ or related scenes as a sculpture, etc.

Sculpture
type: Concept
narrower: Calvary
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A figurative or abstract design in the round or in relief and can be of various materials. For freestanding sculptures see also Monument Types Thesaurus.

Canal Inclined Plane
type: Concept
broader: Inclined Plane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A slope, usually with rails, by which a boat can be transferred from one level of waterway to another.

Inclined Plane
type: Concept
narrower: Canal Inclined Plane
narrower: Railway Inclined Plane
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A slope, usually with rails, along which a vehicle can be moved between two relatively flat stretches of railway, or by which a boat can be transferred from one level of waterway to another.

Railway Inclined Plane
type: Concept
broader: Inclined Plane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A slope, usually with rails, along which a vehicle can be moved between two relatively flat stretches of railway.

Caryatid
type: Concept
broader: Column
broader: Human Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A female figure used instead of a column, usually supporting an entablature.

Casement Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
narrower: French Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window where the sash is hung vertically and the window opens outwards or inwards.

French Window
type: Concept
broader: Casement Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A casement window, carried down to floor level, and opening like two-leafed glazed doors to a garden, veranda or terrace.

Catslide Roof
type: Concept
broader: Pent Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roof with one side longer than the other, continuing at the same pitch over an extension to a building. Commonly found in New England Colonial architecture.

Pent Roof
type: Concept
narrower: Catslide Roof
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A lean-to or monopitched roof, or a projecting canopy over a door, window, or stair.

Ceiling
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Camera (Ceiling)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The surface of a room which conceals overhead structural members.

Camera (Ceiling)
type: Concept
broader: Ceiling
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A ceiling that is curved or vaulted, sometimes employed to give a space the appearance of a vault.

Cell
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Bay
scope note: Term used to indicate the basic unit of accommodation in the plan of a building. It does not necessarily relate to the structural divisions within a building.

Areas And Spaces
type: Concept
narrower: Chapel
narrower: Entrance
narrower: External Area Or Space
narrower: Internal Area Or Space
narrower: Stage
narrower: Lavatorium
narrower: Nest Hole
narrower: Pavilion Ward Block
narrower: Dance Floor
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Areas and spaces within a monument or site.
top concept of: FISH Components Thesaurus

Lavatorium
type: Concept
broader: Areas And Spaces
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A communal wash area, sometimes a dedicated outbuilding, or facility, such as a basin or trough, used by monks.

Pavilion Ward Block
type: Concept
broader: Areas And Spaces
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pavilion ward in a workhouse, used to accommodate inmates

Dance Floor
type: Concept
broader: Areas And Spaces
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An open floor surface for dancing.

Chevet
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Ambulatory (Interior)
related: Apse
related: Chapel
scope note: The area that contains the ambulatory, apse and chapels. Usually found in larger churches, monasteries and cathedrals.

Cladding
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Clapboard
narrower: Slate Hanging
narrower: Tile Hanging
narrower: Weatherboarding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A non-structural covering, such as tile, slate, wood etc., applied to an exterior wall.

Clapboard
type: Concept
broader: Cladding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal, riven board, tapered in section, used for external cladding.

Slate Hanging
type: Concept
broader: Cladding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wall cladding consisting of slates hung in overlapping rows.

Tile Hanging
type: Concept
broader: Cladding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical cladding consisting of tiles hung in overlapping rows.

Cloister
type: Concept
broader: Ambulatory (External)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Anteportico
scope note: A covered ambulatory, usually arcaded, arranged around three or four sides of a quadrangle in a monastic or collegiate establishment.

Close Studding
type: Concept
broader: Stud
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: In timber framed buildings this is the division of a wall into narrow panels by vertical studs.

Stud
type: Concept
narrower: Close Studding
narrower: Cruck Stud
narrower: Herringbone Studding
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A subsidiary member, usually vertical, in a framed wall or partition.

Cruck Stud
type: Concept
broader: Stud
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A stud on the outside of a cruck blade and attached to it.

Herringbone Studding
type: Concept
broader: Stud
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Studding in which the studs are at an inclined angle to the posts.

Coal Tippler
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
narrower: Hydraulic Tippler
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Loading machinery tipping coal into railway wagons, usually at a pithead.

Hydraulic Tippler
type: Concept
broader: Coal Tippler
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An hydraulically powered machine that tips coal into railway wagons, usually situated at a pithead.

Coaling Crane
type: Concept
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A crane used for moving coal during the refuelling of coal-powered vessels or locomotives.

Crane
type: Concept
narrower: Coaling Crane
narrower: Derrick
narrower: Floating Crane
narrower: Hydraulic Crane
narrower: Jib Crane
narrower: Moving Crane
narrower: Quarry Hoist
narrower: Quay Crane
narrower: Steam Crane
narrower: Travelling Crane
narrower: Treadmill Crane
narrower: Wall Crane
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine used for lifting materials.

Derrick
type: Concept
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for hoisting or moving heavy weights, consisting of a spar or boom set up obliquely, with its head steadied by guys, and furnished with suitable tackle and purchases.

Floating Crane
type: Concept
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mobile crane which floats on water.

Quarry Hoist
type: Concept
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A piece of machinery for lifting stone, or containers loaded with stone, from a quarry.

Steam Crane
type: Concept
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A crane deriving its power from steam generated from solid fuels.

Coffering
type: Concept
broader: Panelling
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A series of recessed, ornamental panels decorating a ceiling.

Panelling
type: Concept
narrower: Coffering
narrower: Wainscot
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A series of panels, usually of wood, combined to line a room.

Wainscot
type: Concept
broader: Panelling
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Wooden panelling, especially interior wall panelling that rises only to dado height.

Cogged Joist
type: Concept
broader: Joist
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joist that has its end resting in a recess in a transverse beam.

Joist
type: Concept
narrower: Cogged Joist
narrower: Cross Joisting
narrower: Lodged Joist
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Horizontal timbers laid parallel to each other on which flooring is laid and to which a ceiling is fixed.

Cross Joisting
type: Concept
broader: Joist
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A method of floor construction in which sections of joists run at right-angles to one another.

Lodged Joist
type: Concept
broader: Joist
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joist which rests on top of a beam.

Colonnette
type: Concept
broader: Column
narrower: Nook Shaft
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small shaft or column.

Nook Shaft
type: Concept
broader: Colonnette
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A colonnette set in a corner or angle, such as the meeting of two walls or the place at which a doorframe meets the wall it is set in.

Comber
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
narrower: Heilmann Comber
narrower: Holden Comber
narrower: Lister Comber
narrower: Noble Comber
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine used for combing wool. Use more specific term where known.

Heilmann Comber
type: Concept
broader: Comber
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for combing the fibres of cotton, worsted, flax etc to remove short fibres, clean out extraneous matter, and lay the fibres more or less parallel to each other.

Holden Comber
type: Concept
broader: Comber
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wool combing machine for very fine wools.

Lister Comber
type: Concept
broader: Comber
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for combing out wool, mohair and alpaca, removing short fibres and any extraneous matter, and laying the long fibres more or less parallel to each other.

Noble Comber
type: Concept
broader: Comber
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for combing out wool, cleaning out extraneous matter and short fibres and laying the combed long fibres more or less parallel to each other as required for Worsted spinning.

Composite Arch
type: Concept
broader: Lancet Arch
broader: Composite Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A lancet arch designed in the composite style.

Lancet Arch
type: Concept
narrower: Composite Arch
broader: Pointed Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pointed, two-centred, arch whose height is much greater than its span.

Composite Order
type: Concept
narrower: Composite Arch
narrower: Composite Base
narrower: Composite Capital
narrower: Composite Column
narrower: Composite Entablature
broader: Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An order composed of elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders.

Composite Base
type: Concept
broader: Composite Order
broader: Base
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Bases of this order are often referred to as spira and have a double astragal in the middle.

Composite Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
broader: Composite Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An ornate version of an eight-voluted Ionic capital known as an angular capital or Scamozzi under which are added two tiers of acanthus leaves.

Composite Column
type: Concept
broader: Composite Order
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A detached, sometimes monolithic vertical structural element usually circular, square or polygonal bearing an ornate eight-voluted Ionic Capital.

Composite Entablature
type: Concept
broader: Composite Order
broader: Entablature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The horizontal assembly of architrave, frieze and cornice carried upon columns and pilasters in the Composite order; and so containing elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders.

Compound Rafter
type: Concept
broader: Rafter
narrower: Secondary Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A doubled rafter, separated by cleats, spacers or distance pieces.

Secondary Rafter
type: Concept
broader: Compound Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The inner rafter of a compound rafter.

Compound Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Beam Steam Engine
narrower: Extraction Engine
narrower: Manhattan Engine
narrower: Willans Centre Valve Steam Engine
narrower: Woolf Compound Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam engine that uses the same steam successively to drive pistons in high and then low pressure cylinders.

Extraction Engine
type: Concept
broader: Compound Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A compound steam engine with provision for bleeding off some steam after it has passed through the high pressure cylinder and before it enters the low pressure cylinder.

Manhattan Engine
type: Concept
broader: Compound Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A twin cylinder compound steam engine introduced in the 1870's which combined a horizontal and vertical configuration in the same machine.

Woolf Compound Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Compound Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A beam steam engine, reciprocating or rotative, powered by two steam cylinders side by side.

Corinthian Base
type: Concept
broader: Corinthian Order
broader: Base
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A slender and elegant base usually of Attic type with two tori, two scotiae and two astragals.

Corinthian Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
broader: Corinthian Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A capital with two rows of eight acanthus leaves rising above an astragal;from between the leaves of the upper row rise eight stalks,each surmounted by a calyx from which emerge volutes carryingthe corners of the concave sided abacus and central ornaments

Corinthian Column
type: Concept
broader: Corinthian Order
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical structure usually with an Attic base or spira with slender and elegant design, with a capital decorated with acanthus leaves and an entablature rich in carved ornament.

Corinthian Entablature
type: Concept
broader: Corinthian Order
broader: Entablature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An entablature often of great magnificence with bead and reel between fasciae of the architrave, frieze ornamented with continuous sculpture and cornice, with ornate coffers and richly carved modillions.

Cross Transept
type: Concept
broader: Transept
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The transverse portion of a cruciform church, or the arms on either side of the crossing, often with chapels at the east sides and possibly with aisles as well.

Transept
type: Concept
narrower: Cross Transept
narrower: Dwarf Transept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large division of a building which lies across, and at right angles to, its main axis, such as the arms either side of the crossing in a cruciform church.

Dwarf Transept
type: Concept
broader: Transept
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A transept in which the two wings that extend beyond the walls of the nave are lower than the nave and the crossing of the church.

Cross Wing
type: Concept
broader: Wing
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wing joined to the main body of the building with the roof at right angles to the main roof.

Wing
type: Concept
narrower: Cross Wing
narrower: Service Wing
narrower: Chamber Block
broader: Plan Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A part of a building joined to the core of the structure and at an angle to it.

Service Wing
type: Concept
broader: Wing
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A wing of a house used specifically for the storage of household materials and victuals.

Crossing
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Crossing Tower
scope note: The intersection and space between the nave, chancel and transepts in a cruciform church.

Crown Post
type: Concept
broader: Post
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An upright timber standing on a tiebeam to support a collar or purlin. Once used as an alternative to king post, this term is now restricted to the shorter post ending at collar level.

Post
type: Concept
narrower: Crown Post
narrower: Door Post
narrower: Hammer Post
narrower: King Post
narrower: Newel Post
narrower: Queen Post
narrower: Wall Post
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A substantial vertical member, usually a component of a main framework.

Hammer Post
type: Concept
broader: Post
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical timber resting on a hammer beam and forming a triangle between it and a principal.

King Post
type: Concept
broader: Post
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An upright post set on a tiebeam or collar and used to support a ridge piece.

Queen Post
type: Concept
broader: Post
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: One of a pair of posts, placed symmetrically on a tie beam, supporting a collar purlin or plate.

Wall Post
type: Concept
broader: Post
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A post, usually carrying a tiebeam, which forms part of a wall in a timber framed building.

Crown Steeple
type: Concept
broader: Steeple
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steeple in which the spire resembles a crown.

Steeple
type: Concept
narrower: Crown Steeple
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A collective term embracing a church tower's entire structure, including its spire.

Diamond Mullion
type: Concept
broader: Mullion
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mullion of square section set diagonally.

Mullion
type: Concept
narrower: Diamond Mullion
narrower: King Mullion
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Mullioned Window
scope note: A vertical member dividing a window into two or more lights.

King Mullion
type: Concept
broader: Mullion
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mullion which divides a window with four or more lights and is larger than the mullions either side of it, often sharing the dimensions of the frame?s members.

Diminished Principal
type: Concept
broader: Principal
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A principal that has been reduced to the same thickness as a common rafter where the roof has clasped purlins.

Principal
type: Concept
narrower: Diminished Principal
narrower: Knee Principal
narrower: Principal With Curved Feet
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A structural member that supports a purlin. Use PRINCIPAL RAFTER where the principal is also a common rafter.

Knee Principal
type: Concept
broader: Principal
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A principal that has a short, angled section, resembling a knee-joint, at one end.

Principal With Curved Feet
type: Concept
broader: Principal
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A principal with a curved lower end that continues down the wall for a short distance.

Disk Engine
type: Concept
broader: Hydraulic Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hydraulic engine patented in 1830 comprising a large specially shaped cast-iron outer casing enclosing a close-fitting but separate solid globe.

Hydraulic Engine
type: Concept
narrower: Disk Engine
broader: Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An engine, introduced in Germany 1748 for use in mines, worked by high pressure water.

Door Lintel
type: Concept
broader: Lintel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A lintel over a door.

Lintel
type: Concept
narrower: Door Lintel
narrower: Window Lintel
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal member spanning an opening and providing support to the wall above the opening.

Door Post
type: Concept
broader: Post
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Jamb
scope note: A vertical upright on either side of a door.

Doorway
type: Concept
broader: Entrance
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Door
related: Doorcase
related: Trumeau
scope note: The space in which a door is placed, allowing passage through.

Doric Base
type: Concept
broader: Doric Order
broader: Base
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A base of the Roman Doric order with a torus, an astragal and a fillet.

Doric Order
type: Concept
narrower: Doric Base
narrower: Doric Capital
narrower: Doric Column
narrower: Doric Entablature
narrower: Metope
narrower: Triglyph
broader: Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A classical order with metopes and triglyphs in the frieze. Greek Doric has no base and a fluted column but Roman Doric does have a base and may or may not have a fluted column.

Doric Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
broader: Doric Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A capital with an abacus, ovolo, neck and astragal.

Doric Column
type: Concept
broader: Doric Order
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column that is equidistant, with intercolumniations, even at the corners, with two or more triglyphs over each intercolumniation.

Doric Entablature
type: Concept
broader: Doric Order
broader: Entablature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An entablature with a plain architrave or principal beam over which are the frieze and cornice.

Dovetail Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
narrower: Lap Dovetail Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which the end is shaped like a dovetail.

Lap Dovetail Joint
type: Concept
broader: Dovetail Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint in which the dovetailed member is proud of the receiving member and is not finished flush with it.

Draw Loom
type: Concept
broader: Loom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hand-operated loom on which figured cloth could be woven, also known as a drawing engine.

Loom
type: Concept
narrower: Draw Loom
narrower: Lancashire Loom
narrower: Northrop Loom
narrower: Osset Loom
narrower: Power Loom
narrower: Wiper Loom
narrower: Jacquard Loom
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for weaving cloth. A traditional loom comprises a framework with a horizontal back roller, the warp beam or warp roller, around which closely spaced warp threads have been wound parallel to each other, stretched horizontally onto a front roller.

Lancashire Loom
type: Concept
broader: Loom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A semi-automatic loom developed in Lancashire. Although it is self-acting, it has to be stopped to recharge empty shuttles.

Northrop Loom
type: Concept
broader: Loom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An automatic power loom invented by James H Northrop in 1894.

Osset Loom
type: Concept
broader: Loom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A narrow hand loom.

Power Loom
type: Concept
broader: Loom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A power driven cloth-weaving machine.

Wiper Loom
type: Concept
broader: Loom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An early power loom in which the shedding actions of the machine were controlled by tappets, or wipers, which received their motion from a rotating cam shaft positioned at one side of the loom.

Jacquard Loom
type: Concept
broader: Loom
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A loom developed by Joseph Jacquard in 1801 which used a series of punched cards to control the movement of the warp threads thereby allowing complex patterns to be created without the intervention of the weaver

Drop Arch
type: Concept
broader: Pointed Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pointed, two centred, arch whose span is greater than its height.

Pointed Arch
type: Concept
narrower: Drop Arch
narrower: Lancet Arch
narrower: Ogee Arch
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch produced by two curves, usually each with a radius equal to the span, which meet at a point.

Dropped Tiebeam
type: Concept
broader: Tiebeam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A transverse ceiling beam set below wall-plate level in order to increase head room within the roof space; it carries knee principals, or the struts or braces of an interrupted tiebeam truss.

Tiebeam
type: Concept
narrower: Dropped Tiebeam
narrower: Interrupted Tiebeam
narrower: Stub Tiebeam
broader: Beam
broader: Tie
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A major horizontal timber spanning a roof space to connect a pair of principal rafters and prevent them spreading.

Interrupted Tiebeam
type: Concept
broader: Tiebeam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A tiebeam whose central section is omitted to increase head room; its inner ends are held by a slip-braces or struts rising from a dropped tiebeam and can be used in end frames.

Stub Tiebeam
type: Concept
broader: Tiebeam
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A block in the position of a tiebeam.

Dungeon
type: Concept
broader: Room
narrower: Oubliette
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chamber for the incarceration of one or more prisoners.

Oubliette
type: Concept
broader: Dungeon
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hidden dungeon entered through a trap door from the room above it. Also a similarly concealed pit into which prisoners would be cast.

Eave
type: Concept
broader: Roof
narrower: Eaves Board
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The edge of a roof that hangs over the wall.

Eaves Board
type: Concept
broader: Eave
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A board on the lower edge of a sloping roof which protects the top of the external wall.

Eaves Drip Gully
type: Concept
broader: Implied Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A feature formed by water falling from the roof of a building and creating a linear or curving indentation in the ground.

Implied Feature
type: Concept
narrower: Eaves Drip Gully
narrower: Archaeological Feature
narrower: Putlog Hole
narrower: Beam Slot
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Terms covering features of a monument or building which imply the previous presence of a component or structure. Use for negative evidence of a component or structure.
top concept of: FISH Components Thesaurus

Beam Slot
type: Concept
broader: Implied Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A slot, usually in a wall, into which a beam was placed.

Entrance Hall
type: Concept
broader: Hall (Communal)
broader: Entrance
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The passage, area, lobby, room or vestibule into which a building's main entrance opens.

Hall (Communal)
type: Concept
narrower: Entrance Hall
narrower: Great Hall
narrower: Open Hall
narrower: College Hall
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The principal room in early houses, which occupies the entire height of the building.

Open Hall
type: Concept
broader: Hall (Communal)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hall, or main living-room in a medieval house, open to the roof.

Exedra
type: Concept
broader: Niche
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Apse
scope note: A semicircular niche or recess in a wall.

Fairbairn Jib Crane
type: Concept
broader: Jib Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A specialised form of crane, usually employed on a dockside, featuring a curving, solid jib.

Jib Crane
type: Concept
narrower: Fairbairn Jib Crane
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A crane consisting of a vertical tower or similar structure from which projects a movable boom, or jib, fitted with a mechanical hoist.

Fireplace
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Inglenook
narrower: Fireback
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Mantelpiece
related: Fireplace Surround
scope note: The opening at the base of a chimney stack.

Inglenook
type: Concept
broader: Fireplace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area within a large fireplace where it is possible to sit.

Fixed Quay Crane
type: Concept
broader: Quay Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A crane that is fixed to a quay and used for the loading and unloading of cargo.

Quay Crane
type: Concept
narrower: Fixed Quay Crane
narrower: Moving Quay Crane
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A crane usually found at a marine or inland quay.

Floor
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Mosaic
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The lower, horizontal surface of a room on which people walk. Can also mean a storey of a building.

Mosaic
type: Concept
broader: Floor
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A surface made up of small pieces of hard material such as stone or tile, often in a decorative pattern.

Flying Buttress
type: Concept
broader: Buttress
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Arch Buttress
scope note: A buttress set away from the structure it supports, joined to it by an arch.

Font
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
narrower: Immersion Font
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A receptacle to hold water used in baptism usually found in a baptistery or nave of a church.

Immersion Font
type: Concept
broader: Font
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A structure, usually sunk into the ground, for the purpose of allowing total bodily immersion as part of a baptismal ceremony.

Fourneyron Water Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Water Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An outward radial flow reaction water turbine.

Water Turbine
type: Concept
narrower: Fourneyron Water Turbine
narrower: Francis Water Turbine
narrower: Jonval Water Turbine
narrower: Poncelet Water Turbine
narrower: Thomson Water Turbine
broader: Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A prime mover in which a central wheel with curved vanes, enclosed in a chamber, receives water directed onto the curved vanes by a ring of fixed guide vanes, causing the wheel to rotate about its axis.

Francis Water Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Water Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mixed-flow reaction water turbine, developed in the USA in 1840 by James Bichino Francis, in which water enters the runner radially and leaves axially.

Jonval Water Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Water Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A parallel or axial-flow reaction water turbine invented in France in 1843, in which water descends through fixed curved guide vanes which direct the flow sideways onto curved vanes on the runner.

Poncelet Water Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Water Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inwards, radial flow reaction water turbine developed by Jean Victor Poncelet (1788-1867) in France in 1826.

Thomson Water Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Water Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inward radial-flow reaction turbine developed by James Thomson.

Fresco
type: Concept
broader: Wall Painting
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A two dimensional image using paint applied to plasterwork whilst the plaster is still damp.

Wall Painting
type: Concept
narrower: Fresco
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A two dimensional image using paint applied to the surface of a wall.

Frieze
type: Concept
broader: Entablature
narrower: Metope
narrower: Pulvinated Frieze
narrower: Triglyph
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The middle section, between the architrave and the cornice, of an entablature.

Pulvinated Frieze
type: Concept
broader: Frieze
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A frieze that has a convex section.

Galilee
type: Concept
broader: Chapel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Narthex (Medieval)
scope note: A lobby or chapel at the western entrance of a church. Sometimes a place of burial, an area reserved for women, or a place where monks could meet female relatives.

Gallery (Secular)
type: Concept
broader: Room
narrower: Long Gallery
narrower: Musicians Gallery
narrower: Picture Gallery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A long room for recreation, often on an upper floor.

Long Gallery
type: Concept
broader: Gallery (Secular)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A long, high-ceilinged room, usually extending the full length of an Elizabethan or Jacobean house and often occupying an upper floor, used as a promenade, place of entertainment etc..

Picture Gallery
type: Concept
broader: Gallery (Secular)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room within a house or building used to exhibit artworks, often decorated and lit accordingly.

Larder
type: Concept
narrower: Game Larder
broader: Food Preparation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which food, usually meat, is kept.

Recreation Room
type: Concept
narrower: Gamesroom
narrower: Play Room
narrower: Smoking Room
narrower: Music Room
narrower: Reading Room
narrower: Gymnasium
narrower: Fitness Suite
narrower: Sauna
narrower: Palaestra
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room intended for the pursuit of recreational activities.

Play Room
type: Concept
broader: Recreation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for children to play in.

Smoking Room
type: Concept
broader: Recreation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room set aside within a club, hotel, large residence etc. for the benefit of guests or individuals who wish to smoke.

Music Room
type: Concept
broader: Recreation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room in which music is performed.

Gymnasium
type: Concept
broader: Recreation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room equipped with apparatus to facilitate physical exercise, gymnastics or indoor sports.

Fitness Suite
type: Concept
broader: Recreation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room or rooms containing fitness equipment such as running machines and weights.

Sauna
type: Concept
broader: Recreation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room, usually lined with wood panels, that is heated to a hot and steamy temperature using a small stove and intended to be used for relaxation and therapeutic purposes.

Palaestra
type: Concept
broader: Recreation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The exercise hall of a Roman baths complex.

Gargoyle
type: Concept
broader: Human Figure
broader: Animal Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A projecting spout to throw water from a gutter away from the wall, frequently decorated with grotesque figures to spew out evil away from the House of God.

Gas Engine
type: Concept
broader: Internal Combustion Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An internal combustion heat engine which uses gas as its fuel, and acts as a prime mover or power source for driving other machinery.

Internal Combustion Engine
type: Concept
narrower: Gas Engine
narrower: Oil Engine
narrower: Petrol Engine
narrower: Diesel Engine
broader: Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An engine or prime mover, in which a mixture of air and fuel is ignited inside a closed cylinder, and the resulting explosion drives a piston to the opposite end of the cylinder, its movement turning a crankshaft via suitable mechanical parts.

Oil Engine
type: Concept
broader: Internal Combustion Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An oil-fuelled internal combustion engine, developed in the late 19th century, and usually made as a stationary, horizontal unit.

Petrol Engine
type: Concept
broader: Internal Combustion Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An internal combustion engine which uses a mixture of air and petrol as fuel, the combustion of which is by an electric spark.

Gas Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Turbine
narrower: Combined Steam And Gas Turbine
narrower: Combined Diesel And Gas Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A heat engine prime mover in which hot gases or hot air expand as they pass through and rotate vanes attached to a central shaft, enclosed in a chamber.

Turbine
type: Concept
narrower: Gas Turbine
narrower: Reaction Turbine
narrower: Steam Turbine
narrower: Water Turbine
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A motor in which rotary motion is produced by motive power, usually of water, steam or gas, impinging directly on a series of vanes upon the circumference of a revolving cylinder or disc.

Reaction Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A prime mover which is rotated by the reaction from forcing a moving fluid to change direction.

Gate
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Portcullis
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Gateway
scope note: A movable barrier, usually external, within an opening in a wall, fence, hedge or similar.

Portcullis
type: Concept
broader: Gate
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large, movable barrier, usually an iron or wooden grating with pointed bars along its bottom edge, with its sides set in vertical grooves above a castle's gateway enabling it to be dropped to bar entry.

Gate Pier
type: Concept
broader: Pier
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pier which supports a gate.

Pier
type: Concept
narrower: Gate Pier
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A solid support of masonry to sustain vertical pressure and frequently each of the pillars from which an arch springs.

Gateway
type: Concept
broader: Entrance
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Gate
scope note: A form of entrance closed by a gate.

Grotesque
type: Concept
broader: Human Figure
broader: Animal Figure
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A classical ornamentation featuring foliage, fruits and, unlike Arabesque, human and animal figures, sometimes fantastic or mythological in nature. The term may have originated from the fact that many examples of such ornamentation were found in grottoes.

Hearth Passage Plan
type: Concept
broader: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Hearth
scope note: A plan in which the chimney stack backs onto the cross passage between a building's two entrances.

Heslop Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Rotative Beam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A rotative beam steam engine patented in 1790.

Rotative Beam Engine
type: Concept
narrower: Heslop Steam Engine
narrower: Tank Bed Engine
broader: Beam Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An engine in which the oscillating motion of the beam is translated via gearing to a rotative motion.

Tank Bed Engine
type: Concept
broader: Rotative Beam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small self-contained rotative Beam Steam Engine.

Hollow Spandrel
type: Concept
broader: Spandrel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A spandrel that is sunk below the surface of the arch.

Spandrel
type: Concept
narrower: Hollow Spandrel
narrower: Pendentive
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The quasi-triangular area between, and defined by, the upper sections of a pair of adjacent arches, or between the curve of an arch and the angle of a surrounding frame or structure.

Pendentive
type: Concept
broader: Spandrel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A spandrel which supports a dome and aids the transition between the dome and its square or octagonal base.

Hydraulic Box Crane
type: Concept
broader: Hydraulic Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A box crane which uses hydraulic power

Hydraulic Crane
type: Concept
narrower: Hydraulic Box Crane
narrower: Hydraulic Pillar Crane
broader: Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A crane using hydraulic power.

Hydraulic Pillar Crane
type: Concept
broader: Hydraulic Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hydraulic machine used to drive a pillar crane.

Hypocycloid Steam Engine
type: Concept
broader: Vertical Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A design of vertical steam engine patented in 1802.

Vertical Steam Engine
type: Concept
narrower: Hypocycloid Steam Engine
broader: Steam Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An engine in which a vertical piston rod supplies energy via a crankshaft directly to the flywheel suspended above the cylinder.

Impost Moulding
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
broader: Impost
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A decorative style on a block or band from which an arch springs.

Impost
type: Concept
narrower: Impost Moulding
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The band or block from which the springing of an arch occurs.

Ionic Base
type: Concept
broader: Ionic Order
broader: Base
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A base embellished with horizontal reeds and other mouldings.

Ionic Column
type: Concept
broader: Ionic Order
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column of the Ionic Order, set upon a base and characterized by its slender form.

Ionic Entablature
type: Concept
broader: Ionic Order
broader: Entablature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An entablature consiting of an architrave, usually a frieze and cornice.

Jenny
type: Concept
broader: Spinning Machine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An 18th century hand-operated machine capable of spinning several yarns at once, invented in circa 1767.

Spinning Machine
type: Concept
narrower: Jenny
narrower: Mule
narrower: Water Frame
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine used for drawing out and twisting together short fibres to make a yarn or thread. Use more specific term where known.

Mule
type: Concept
broader: Spinning Machine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine for spinning cotton yarn.

Jetty
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Jetty Bracket
narrower: Jetty Bressumer
narrower: Jetty Plate
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A projecting part of a building that overhangs the wall below it.

Jetty Bracket
type: Concept
broader: Jetty
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The bracket under a jetty bressumer.

Jetty Bressumer
type: Concept
broader: Jetty
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The sill beam of the jettied upper floor resting on projecting ends of joists or on jetty brackets.

Jetty Plate
type: Concept
broader: Jetty
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The wall plate of the lower storey on which the joists of a jetty rest.

Kerb Principal Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Kerb Principal
scope note: A truss with two curved kerb-principals, which are the short principal rafters rising froma tiebeam to a collar, placed either side of a crown strut.

Kitchen
type: Concept
broader: Food Preparation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Scullery
scope note: A room in which food is prepared.

Lantern
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Crossing Tower
scope note: A small structure, often polygonal or circular, on top of a roof, dome, tower etc. featuring apertures to light or ventilate the building it adorns.

Lierne
type: Concept
broader: Rib
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Vault
scope note: A tertiary vault rib, usually employed for decorative purposes, that links one intersection of the main ribs to another.

Louvre
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Louvred Opening
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An opening in the ridge of a roof intended to provide ventilation or an outlet for smoke; also the hood on such an opening that prevents rain entering.

Louvred Opening
type: Concept
broader: Louvre
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An opening normally in a door or window filled with diagonally set slats to provide ventilation.

Metope
type: Concept
broader: Frieze
broader: Doric Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A thin, rectangular panel, sometimes enriched with sculptural relief, placed between the triglyphs in a Doric Order frieze.

Misericord
type: Concept
broader: Seat
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A projection from the bottom of a church stall designed to provide some support for a person standing in long services.

Seat
type: Concept
narrower: Misericord
narrower: Pew
narrower: Sedilia
narrower: Stall
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A fixed object to sit upon. Use narrower terms where known.

Sedilia
type: Concept
broader: Seat
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Set of three seats for the clergy found in the chancel

Stall
type: Concept
broader: Seat
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A fixed seat, often enclosed, usually found within an ecclesiastical building and frequently arranged in series to accommodate a congregation, choir or clergy.

Moving Crane
type: Concept
broader: Crane
narrower: Moving Quay Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mobile crane.

Moving Quay Crane
type: Concept
broader: Moving Crane
broader: Quay Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A mobile crane usually found on a marine or inland quay.

Mullioned Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
narrower: Diocletian Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Mullion
scope note: A window divided into lights by mullions.

Narthex (Medieval)
type: Concept
broader: Antechurch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Galilee
scope note: An antechurch which is transverse to the axis of the church and is covered or enclosed.

Newel Post
type: Concept
broader: Post
broader: Staircase
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The post at the centre of a winding staircase from which the steps radiate; or the post, supporting the handrail and string, at the angle of a square staircase.

North Light
type: Concept
broader: Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: North Light Roof
scope note: A window usually spanning the full width of the north side of a roof allowing the maximum amount of direct and indirect light to enter.

North Light Roof
type: Concept
broader: Roof
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: North Light
scope note: A roof design, common to weaving sheds, featuring a sawtooth profile with unequal slopes forming each ridge and lights on its northern side.

Notched Lap Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
narrower: Secret Notched Lap Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A lap joint which has a notch cut in one side.

Secret Notched Lap Joint
type: Concept
broader: Notched Lap Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A joint with a notch cut into its invisible inner face.

Ogee Arch
type: Concept
broader: Pointed Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Ogee
scope note: A pointed arch in which the arcs comprising it are centred on points both outside and inside the arch so that the point takes the form of a double S, or ogee.

Ogee Brace
type: Concept
broader: Brace
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Ogee
scope note: A brace which is cut to a double curve.

Open Hearth
type: Concept
broader: Hearth
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hearth, normally placed clear of the walls, without a chimney stack or hood above.

Hearth
type: Concept
narrower: Open Hearth
broader: Structural Component
broader: Archaeological Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Hearth Passage Plan
scope note: The area directly in front of a fireplace or the floor of a firecplace itself.

Organ
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Organ Loft
related: Organ Blowing Chamber
scope note: A musical instrument that produces sound through the passage of air through a number of pipes controlled by stops, pedals and keyboards.

Panel
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Decorated Panel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A defined portion of a surface, often a wall lining or door, usually rectangular, which may be recessed, level with or proud of its surrounding surface and may be framed by mouldings or channels.

Pargetting
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Plasterwork
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Ornamental plasterwork applied to the exterior of a building, especially timber-framed houses of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries..

Decorative Plasterwork
type: Concept
narrower: Pargetting
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area of plasterwork modelled or incised with ornamental designs or motifs.

Pedestal
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Acroterion
narrower: Dado (Pedestal)
narrower: Plinth (Pedestal)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A base on which a statue, column etc. stands.

Acroterion
type: Concept
broader: Pedestal
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A plinth or pedestal, sometimes decorated, and sometimes supporting statuary, placed at the apex and lower extremity of a pediment.

Plinth (Pedestal)
type: Concept
broader: Pedestal
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The lowest part, usually projecting, of a pedestal or the base of a column.

Pillar
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Piloti
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vertical member standing without support.

Piloti
type: Concept
broader: Pillar
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pier used to raise a structure or building above ground floor level so that there is open space beneath the structure

Piscina
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Credence
scope note: A water-drain connected to a stone bowl within a niche in the south wall of a chapel, used to receive the water in which the priest washed his hands and rinsed the Chalice.

Plans And Divisions
type: Concept
narrower: Plan Component
narrower: Structural Plan
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Plans of structures, particularly ground plans, and divisions or elements of structures that form part of these plans.
top concept of: FISH Components Thesaurus

Plinth (Wall)
type: Concept
broader: Wall
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Skirting Board
scope note: The skirting or projecting base of a wall.

Porch
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
narrower: Porte Cochere
narrower: Portico
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An interior or projecting shelter surrounding an entrance to a building.

Portico
type: Concept
broader: Porch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A porch with columns and pediments.

Porte Cochere
type: Concept
broader: Porch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Carriage Entrance
scope note: A porch which is sufficiently large enough to allow a vehicle beneath it.

Post Hole
type: Concept
broader: Archaeological Feature
narrower: Post Pipe
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hole occupied by a timber post or the void remaining after its removal, usually with packing.

Post Pipe
type: Concept
broader: Post Hole
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The space occupied by or left where a post has been.

Archaeological Feature
type: Concept
narrower: Post Hole
narrower: Stake Hole
narrower: Hearth
broader: Implied Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A feature found during an archaeological investigation which implies the presence of a monument, building, structure or human activity.

Privy
type: Concept
broader: Washing Room
narrower: Reredorter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A latrine.

Reredorter
type: Concept
broader: Privy
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A latrine, or privy, situated at the rear of a monastery dormitory.

Purlin
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Tenoned Purlin
narrower: Through Purlin
narrower: Collar Purlin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A horizontal timber set in the plane of a roof's slope and supporting common rafters.

Collar Purlin
type: Concept
broader: Purlin
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A longitudinal member in a roof, running beneath the collar beams and intended to give stability to the roof.

Quadripartite Vault
type: Concept
broader: Ribbed Vault
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vault where the bay is divided by diagonal and transverse ribs into four cells or webs.

Ribbed Vault
type: Concept
narrower: Quadripartite Vault
narrower: Fan Vault
narrower: Sexpartite Vault
broader: Vault
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vault with a ceiling or undersurface subdivided by ribs into bays or webs.

Fan Vault
type: Concept
broader: Ribbed Vault
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vault composed of concave cones, inverted and overlaid with ribs that rise from the springing of the vault and diverge equally in different directions, producing an effect like the ribs of an opened fan.

Sexpartite Vault
type: Concept
broader: Ribbed Vault
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A vault whose bay is divided by diagonal and transverse ribs into six compartments or cells.

Religious Elements
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
narrower: Ark
narrower: Bimah
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Components within a religious, ritual or funerary site directly connected to the sacred practices involved at the site.

Bimah
type: Concept
broader: Religious Elements
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An elevated area or platform in a synagogue where the person reading aloud from the Torah stands.

Saddle Joint
type: Concept
broader: Joint
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Threshold
scope note: A thin timber, usually sloping on both sides, fixed to the floor between the jambs of a doorway.

Sash Window
type: Concept
broader: Window
narrower: Yorkshire Sash Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window with a frame for holding the glass, capable of being raised and lowered in vertical grooves.

Yorkshire Sash Window
type: Concept
broader: Sash Window
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A window with a frame for holding the glass, capable of being slide horizontally to make an opening.

Shaft
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Shaft Ring
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The part of a column between the capital and the base.

Shaft Ring
type: Concept
broader: Shaft
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A moulded ring around a shaft.

Smoke Bay
type: Concept
broader: Bay
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A bay in a two storeyed house open to the roof to allow smoke to escape.

Solar
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Chamber Block
scope note: A first-floor chamber, often serving as a parlour, bedchamber or private room, in a medieval house. Also a loft, rood-loft or garret.

Stake Hole
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
broader: Archaeological Feature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A small hole filled or vacated by a stake, normally driven into the ground.

Steam Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Turbine
narrower: Combined Steam And Gas Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A steam motor in which rotory motion is produced by steam impinging directly upon a series of vanes upon the circumference of a revolving cylinder or disc.

Steps
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Riser
narrower: Tread
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A series of flat-topped structures, usually wooden or stone, on which a person places their feet when ascending or descending, facilitating movement from one level to another.

Tread
type: Concept
broader: Steps
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The horizontal surface of a step or stair.

Study
type: Concept
broader: Room
narrower: Reading Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room for private work, reading etc.

Throstle Frame
type: Concept
broader: Water Frame
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An improved water frame spinning machine which differed from the water frame in mechanical details, being larger and operating at a much faster speed.

Water Frame
type: Concept
narrower: Throstle Frame
broader: Spinning Machine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine used for spinning cotton powered by water.

Tie
type: Concept
narrower: Tiebeam
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Any member that connects two bodies, such as the sloping sides of a roof, to prevent them pulling apart.

Tomb
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Ambitus
scope note: A grave or sepulchre enlosed or covered by a memorial.

Tracery
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
narrower: Cinquefoil
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arrangement by which panels, screens, vaults or windows are divided into parts of different shapes or sizes by means of moulded stone bars or ribs, called form-pieces or forms in the Medieval period.

Cinquefoil
type: Concept
broader: Tracery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An ornamental foliation in panels or tracery so called because it is arranged around five intervals, known as foils or cusps, that describe the outlines of five leaves or petals.

Travelling Crane
type: Concept
broader: Crane
narrower: Travelling Roof Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A crane, usually used in engineering workshops, that can be moved from place to place, often by means of rails.

Travelling Roof Crane
type: Concept
broader: Travelling Crane
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A crane, usually used in engineering workshops that can be moved from place to place by means of overhead rails..

Triglyph
type: Concept
broader: Frieze
broader: Doric Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A grooved block placed in series, alternating with the metopes, in a Doric frieze.

Tuscan Arch
type: Concept
broader: Tuscan Order
broader: Arch
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An arch of the Tuscan Order.

Tuscan Base
type: Concept
broader: Tuscan Order
broader: Base
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A base of the Tuscan Order, featuring a square plinth supporting a large torus with a fillet above.

Tuscan Capital
type: Concept
broader: Capital
broader: Tuscan Order
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A capital of the Tuscan Order featuring a square abacus.

Tuscan Column
type: Concept
broader: Tuscan Order
broader: Column
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A column of the Tuscan Order featuring a plain, unfluted shaft.

Tuscan Entablature
type: Concept
broader: Tuscan Order
broader: Entablature
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An entablature of the Tuscan Order consisting of a plain architrave, frieze and cornice without decoration or enrichments..

Undershot Wheel
type: Concept
broader: Waterwheel
narrower: Poncelet Waterwheel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A waterwheel where the inflow of water strikes the paddles, or floatboards, below the axis of the wheel.

Poncelet Waterwheel
type: Concept
broader: Undershot Wheel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An undershot waterwheel, developed by General Jean Victor Poncelet (1788-1867) in France, which improved efficiency through the replacement of flat, wooden paddles with curved, metal vanes.

Weatherboard
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Weatherboarding
scope note: A piece of cladding in the form of a length of timber fixed horizontally to the building.

Weatherboarding
type: Concept
broader: Cladding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Weatherboard
scope note: An external wall cladding consisting of overlapping horizontal boards.

Weighbridge
type: Concept
broader: Weighing Machine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A platform scale set within, and flush with the surface of, a roadway, for weighing vehicles, cattle etc.

Weighing Machine
type: Concept
narrower: Weighbridge
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine used for weighing objects.

Window Lintel
type: Concept
broader: Lintel
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Window
scope note: A lintel over a window.

Bowstring Truss
type: Concept
broader: Truss
narrower: Belfast Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Bowstring Roof
scope note: An arched, or bow-shaped, segmental timber truss with its ends tied together by a straight or cambered member.

Belfast Truss
type: Concept
broader: Bowstring Truss
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Belfast Truss Roof
scope note: A bowstring truss with the space between its members filled by a lattice of crossing diagonal rods.

Box Pew
type: Concept
broader: Pew
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Pew Platform
scope note: An enclosed, high-sided seat, sometimes entered through a door, usually found in churches as one of a series of box-like compartments.

Pew
type: Concept
narrower: Box Pew
narrower: Bench Pew
broader: Seat
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Pew Platform
scope note: A wooden bench with a back and ends, usually fixed and found in churches. The bench ends are often decorated.

Bench Pew
type: Concept
broader: Pew
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Confessional
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A booth, cubicle or recess, often enclosed, in which a priest, usually screened from view, hears confessions.

Cupboard
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
narrower: Wardrobe
narrower: Aumbry
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A recess, often containing shelves and usually fitted with a door or doors, used for the storage of items.

Dado Rail
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Dado (Wall)
scope note: A wall-mounted moulding defining the upper edge of the dado, intended to protect the wall's surface from damage caused by chairs being pushed against it.

Doorcase
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Doorway
scope note: The wood, stone or brick framework, lining a doorway, from which the door is hung.

Kerb Principal
type: Concept
broader: Principal Rafter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Kerb Principal Truss
scope note: A short principal rafter that that rises from a tiebeam to a collar.

Parapet Gutter
type: Concept
broader: Parapet
broader: Gutter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A gutter running behind a parapet wall, the water channelled by it being discharged from holes in the wall.

Wall Rib
type: Concept
broader: Rib
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Vault
scope note: An arched half-rib applied to the lateral wall surface in a vaulted bay, its function, rather than structural, being to complete the pattern of the vault's main ribs.

Riser
type: Concept
broader: Steps
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Staircase
scope note: The vertical face of a step.

Jamb
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Door Post
scope note: The vertical lining of a doorway, window or other opening.

Ringing Chamber
type: Concept
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Bell Tower
scope note: A stage in a church tower where bell ringers stand.

Threshold
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Saddle Joint
scope note: A wooden, metal or stone strip attached to the floor between the door posts in a doorway covering the joint between two floor surfaces.

Trumeau
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Doorway
scope note: A vertical stone mullion or shaft situated in the centre of a wide doorway to support its lintel or tympanum.

Dado (Wall)
type: Concept
broader: Wall
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Dado Rail
scope note: The lower area of a interior wall between the skirting board and the dado rail

Penthouse (Apartment)
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An apartment or suite of rooms usually occupying the top floor of a building.

College Hall
type: Concept
broader: Hall (Communal)
narrower: Examination Hall
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large communal room within a college complex used for functions, assemblies, examinations etc.

Examination Hall
type: Concept
broader: College Hall
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A large room within a school or college used and appropriately furnished for the sitting of examinations by students..

Ward
type: Concept
broader: Dormitory
narrower: Vagrants Ward
narrower: Probationary Ward
narrower: Isolation Ward
narrower: Fever Ward
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room, usually in a hospital, in which a number of beds are located.

Probationary Ward
type: Concept
broader: Ward
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A ward for receiving new paupers upon entry to a workhouse. They had to remain there until checked by medical officer.

Isolation Ward
type: Concept
broader: Ward
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area of a building or complex, such as a workhouse or hospital, for isolating new residents before admission into main building, used to prevent spread of disease

Fever Ward
type: Concept
broader: Ward
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area of a building or complex, such as a workhouse, hospital or prison used to house infirm inmates suffering from fever.

Reading Room
type: Concept
broader: Study
broader: Recreation Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room set aside for the purpose of reading, such as in a library or a club.

Sitting Room
type: Concept
broader: Living Room
narrower: Sun Lounge
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Originally a room in a house where a family would gather, usually in the evening, to sit and read, write, sew, play music etc. This term has become commonly used as an alternative to living room.

Sun Lounge
type: Concept
broader: Sitting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A sitting room fitted with large windows for the purpose of admitting the maximum amount of sunlight.

Conference Room
type: Concept
broader: Auditorium
broader: Meeting Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A room where organizations and associations meet for the undertaking of presentations and consultation.

Bar Room
type: Concept
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Bar
scope note: A room in a public house, hotel, club etc. containing a bar from which alcoholic drinks are served.

Tiling
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area or series of tiles applied, usually to an interior floor or wall's surface, for practical or decorative effect.

Pipe
type: Concept
narrower: Rainwater Pipe
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A hollow, cylindrical structure or tube made of clay, lead, steel, wood etc. through which gas, oil, water or other liquids can be conveyed.

Stage
type: Concept
broader: Areas And Spaces
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A raised platform, especially in a theatre or auditorium, for the use of performers or speakers etc.

Shoe
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An inclined wooden trough which channels grain evenly from the feed hopper into the eye of the stones in a corn mill.

Tail Race
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A channel that returns water that has been used to turn a waterwheel back to the river or source from which it came.

Head Race
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A channel, usually placed upstream of a mill, that carries water from a river or other water source to a waterwheel.

Oven
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An enclosed structure of brick, stone or metal in which material is heated or burned, or, in a domestic context, food is cooked, through the continuous radiation of heat from its floor, walls or ceiling.

Bar
type: Concept
broader: Counter
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Bar Room
scope note: A counter from which beverages are served in a bar room.

Skirting Board
type: Concept
broader: Moulding
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Plinth (Wall)
scope note: A narrow timber board or moulding lining the base of an interior wall as a finish between it and and the floor.

Walkway
type: Concept
broader: Passage
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A pedestrian passageway, often elevated, connecting two buildings or sections within a building.

Firing Step
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
narrower: Banquette
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A cutting, bank or block positioned against the wall of a trench, fort, parapet etc. to allow riflemen to shoot over the crest of the wall or parapet from a standing position.

Banquette
type: Concept
broader: Firing Step
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Parapet
scope note: A firing step from which standing defenders could fire over the crest of a high parapet.

Overthrow
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
broader: Decorative Features
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A panel of often decorated wrought-ironwork forming the arch between two gate-piers or standards or above a gate. Also used for an arched support for a lamp-holder between two standards.

Triforium
type: Concept
broader: Passage
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Blind Arcade
scope note: An arcaded upper aisle, wall passage or blind arcade, usually occurring in large Romanesque or Gothic churches, above the aisle and below the clerestory.

Grille
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An open grating of wrought iron, bronze, wood etc., forming a screen to a door, window or other opening, or used as a divider.

Nest Hole
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
broader: Areas And Spaces
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Niche intended for pigeons or other birds to nest in, allowing the squabs and eggs to be harvested. Found inside specially built dovecotes and in the walls of other buildings.

Loggia
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A roofed structure, open on one side, usually attached to a building, providing a seating area and its occupants with an uninterrupted exterior view.

Shelf
type: Concept
broader: Structural Component
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flat, horizontal piece of timber or masonry projecting from or recessed into a wall to hold objects.

Supervisory Hub
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
broader: Internal Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An area or wing of a hexagonal plan workhouse or prison from where the supervision of the inmates is carried out.

Swimming Pool
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
narrower: Sea Pool
narrower: Mens Pool
narrower: Womens Pool
narrower: Learner Pool
narrower: Outdoor Swimming Pool
narrower: Indoor Swimming Pool
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Man made structure, usually sub-terranean, built to contain water for the purpose of immersion of people for sport and leisure.

Sea Pool
type: Concept
broader: Swimming Pool
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Man made structure to contain tidal waters, often part of a LIDO, bathing or swimming complex at the sea edge.

Mens Pool
type: Concept
broader: Swimming Pool
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A swimmin pool restricted to the use of men only.

Womens Pool
type: Concept
broader: Swimming Pool
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A swimming pool restricted to the use of females only.

Learner Pool
type: Concept
broader: Swimming Pool
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Swimming pool, usually part of a larger LIDO or SPORTS CENTRE complex. Medium size pool, between large pool and paddling pool, used primarily for learners.

Indoor Swimming Pool
type: Concept
broader: Swimming Pool
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An enclosed feature, usually sub-terranean, constructed to contain water for public or private recreation and sporting activities. Often a component of a larger SPORTS CENTRE. Use OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL for unenclosed pools.

Pergola
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
broader: External Area Or Space
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An open roofed structure on which climbing plants are grown in order to provide a shaded walkway or seating area.

Chamber Block
type: Concept
broader: Wing
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Room
related: Solar
scope note: An area of several rooms in a medieval house or building. Probably for domestic use.

Reused Vessel Component
type: Concept
broader: Reused Material
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Any structural component, usually of wood, which is believed to have derived from a vessel. Double index with the appropriate type of structural component eg. BEAM or if known the original term from the MARITIME FIXTURES AND FITTINGS thesaurus.

Reused Material
type: Concept
narrower: Reused Vessel Component
narrower: Reused Stone
narrower: Reused Timber
broader: Structural Component
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Repurposed material for new construction, or decorative element reused in later monuments. Use more specific term where known.

Reused Stone
type: Concept
broader: Reused Material
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Repurposed building stone for new construction, or decorative sculpture reused in new monuments, is the result of an ancient and widespread practice whereby stone that has been quarried, cut, and used in a built structure, is carried away to be used elsewhere.

Reused Timber
type: Concept
broader: Reused Material
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Repurposed timber for later construction. Double index with the appropriate former usage, if known.

Credence
type: Concept
broader: Niche
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Piscina
scope note: In churches a niche, or shelf, within or beside a piscina, or a table for the sacramental elements and vessels. (Source: Pevsner Glossary)

Crossing Tower
type: Concept
broader: Tower
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Crossing
related: Lantern
scope note: A tower which rises above the space at the intersection of the nave, chancel and transepts of a church. Usually pierced by windows to provide light directly to the area below.

Organ Loft
type: Concept
broader: Gallery (Ecclesiastical)
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Organ
scope note: A gallery or platform within a place of worship housing the organ.

Combined Steam And Gas Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Gas Turbine
broader: Steam Turbine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A propulsion system for ships using a combination of steam turbines and gas turbines to power the shafts.

Combined Diesel And Gas Turbine
type: Concept
broader: Gas Turbine
broader: Diesel Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A propulsion system for ships which need a maximum speed that is considerably faster than their cruise speed, particularly warships. It consists of diesel engines for cruising and gas turbines for high-speed transits.

Diesel Engine
type: Concept
narrower: Combined Diesel And Gas Turbine
broader: Internal Combustion Engine
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Internal combustion engine powered by diesel fuel.

Escalator
type: Concept
broader: Staircase
broader: Machinery
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Staircase whose moving steps are driven mechanically whilst remaining permanently in a horizontal plane allowing users or objects to be moved effortlessly from one level to another, within or outside a building.

Carriage Entrance
type: Concept
broader: Entrance
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Porte Cochere
scope note: An entrance large enough for carriages and vehicles leading through a building or wall into an inner courtyard.

Flour Mill
type: Concept
broader: Machinery
narrower: Stone Mill
narrower: Roller Mill
narrower: Combination Mill
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A machine, usually contained in a building called a flour mill which reduces grain into constituent parts or 'streams' which include flour. For a Flour Mill buliding use FLOUR MILL in Monument Type.

Stone Mill
type: Concept
broader: Flour Mill
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flour milling machine which uses one or more pairs of horizontal millstones to grind wheat into flour which millers call a 'sudden death' process; within not more than 90 seconds complete wheat grain becomes wholemeal flour.

Roller Mill
type: Concept
broader: Flour Mill
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flour milling machine which uses horizontal steel rollers and dressing machines (seives and purifiers) to gradually reduce wheat grains into constituent parts or 'streams' which millers call a 'gradual reduction' process.

Combination Mill
type: Concept
broader: Flour Mill
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A flour milling machine using both stones and rollers to produce flour and, perhaps mainly from the stones, animal feed from grains other than wheat.

Pew Platform
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Box Pew
related: Pew
scope note: A base on which pews or benches can be placed.

Chamfer
type: Concept
broader: Decorative Features
narrower: Hollow Chamfer
narrower: Beaded Chamfer
narrower: Stopped Chamfer
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A surface formed by cutting off a square edge, usually at 45 degrees. Use more specific type where known.

Hollow Chamfer
type: Concept
broader: Chamfer
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chamfer that has been hollowed out to form a concave shape. This is also known as a chamfret.

Beaded Chamfer
type: Concept
broader: Chamfer
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chamfer with a convex bead-like moulding projecting from the chamfer.

Stopped Chamfer
type: Concept
broader: Chamfer
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A chamfer which does not extend the whole length of the surface it is ornamenting. The stop is the end of the feature and can be simple or ornamented.

Organ Blowing Chamber
type: Concept
broader: Building Component
broader: Room
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Organ
scope note: A dedicated room for housing the organ feeder bellows, can be an underground chamber or a free-standing building.

Fireplace Surround
type: Concept
broader: Fixtures And Fittings
in scheme: FISH Components Thesaurus
issued: 2026-02-06T16:13:07
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
related: Fireplace
scope note: The architectural element made of brick, tile, stone or certain woods which surrounds a fireplace to provide aesthetic and safety benefits.