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Thesaurus Term/Concept: RECEIVING BLOCK

Identifier 93101
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A building as part of a workhouse, prison or hospital, often including porter's lodge, baths, clothes store, washrooms, casual cells, rooms etc, for receiving inmates/patients. Use term from Components thesaurus if it is part of a building complex.

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Instances/Examples (2)

Context Record
Monument Type MEX1034281 19th century Billericay Union Workhouse (Building)
Monument Type MEX1032752 Stepney Cottage Homes, North Stifford, Grays (Building)