FACTORY
A building or complex, housing machinery for manufacturing purposes. Use specific term where known.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
>>> Factory
>>>> Bedstead Factory
>>>> Blacking Factory
>>>> Bobbin Factory
>>>> Bottle Works
>>>> Candle Factory
>>>> Canvas Works
>>>> Cardboard Factory
>>>> Cement Works
>>>> Cereal Factory
>>>> Chain Works
>>>> Chemical Works
>>>> Clothing Factory
>>>> Crane Works
>>>> Envelope Factory
>>>> Floorcloth Factory
>>>> Glue Factory
>>>> Horsehair Factory
>>>> Ice Factory
>>>> Knitwear Factory
>>>> Leather Factory
>>>> Lightbulb Factory
>>>> Linoleum Factory
>>>> Metal Cask Factory
>>>> Metal Works
>>>> Munitions Factory
>>>> Nail Factory
>>>> Ordnance Factory
>>>> Potato Crisp Factory
>>>> Pottery Works
>>>> Power Loom Factory
>>>> Printing Works
>>>> Rubber Works
>>>> Sailcloth Factory
>>>> Sausage Factory
>>>> Soap Factory
>>>> Starch Factory
>>>> Tallow Factory
>>>> Tapestry Factory
>>>> Tobacco Factory
>>>> Tyre Factory
>>>> Upholstery Works
>>>> Vehicle Factory
Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| BRICKWORKS | An industrial manufacturing complex producing bricks. |
| CANTEEN | A self-service dining room, especially for workers/employees; also in institutions, such as schools, hospitals, etc. |
| ENGINE HOUSE | A building housing an engine. Use specific term where known. |
| FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY SITE | Buildings, sites and structures associated with the large-scale production, processing and preserving of food and drink. |
| INDUSTRIAL ESTATE | An area of land divided into plots for use by manufacturing or commercial concerns, which may share some common services. |
| INDUSTRIAL SITE | An area or defined space believed to have been used for trades and/or manufacturing activity. Only use when evidence for more specific site type is lacking. |
| INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING WORKS | A site where scientific and technical instruments such as microscopes are assembled. |
| LIGHT ENGINEERING WORKS | A group of buildings where consumer goods, such as small machines and electrical components, are manufactured. |
| MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP | A building or room used for the maintenance of the buildings and facilities in a large complex, such as a hospital, school or factory. |
| MANAGERS HOUSE | A purpose-built dwelling for the manager of a factory, works, textile mill, etc, often found within the complex itself. |
| MILLWRIGHTS WORKSHOP | A workshop where industrial machinery and equipment is repaired and maintained. |
| STEAM ENGINE | An engine in which the mechanical force of steam is made available as a motive power for driving machinery. |
| TIME OFFICE | A room or building occupied by a person employed to keep accounts of workers' hours of labour. |
| WATCH HOUSE | A house or hut for a nightwatchman; including parish watch houses in churchyards and private watch houses, eg. in dockyards, factories, etc. |
| WORKS | Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. |
