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Thesaurus Term/Concept: RECEPTION HOUSE

Identifier 170019
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A building, usually associated with, or found within the grounds of, a cemetery and used for the storage of coffins prior to burial. Reception houses were introduced as a result of concerns around the implcations for public health of C19 burial practices.

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