SCRCA Glossary Term: Current Use

How (for what purpose) is the site or structure currently being used?

• Agricultural = Used for animal grazing, crop-growing or other agricultural activities.
• Commercial = Used as an office, retail unit, manufacturing space, transport / warehousing depot or other commercial purpose.
• Conserved = Conserved for interpretation value but otherwise disused.
• Demolished = The structure has been wholly or substantially demolished / removed.
• Disused = It is clear that the structure is not currently being used for any purpose.
• Domestic = Used for non-residential domestic purposes - e.g. domestic storage.
• Heritage Exhibit = A static display for interpretation purposes and / or to help create an historic 'atmosphere'.
• Memorial = Used as a monument or memorial.
• Museum = Used as a museum / visitor centre.
• Not Applicable = This classification is not relevant for the location in question.
• Railway ops = Anything directly connected with operating or maintaining the railway at the time of the assessment. NB: All bridges and crossings are assigned 'Railway ops' as their primary purpose was / is to carry the railway over, across or under an obstruction, be it a watercourse, public right-of-way, or private access route.
• Relocated = The structure has been relocated (moved) to a new location. This classification is used for the original location. (The structure in its new location will have its own entry in the database.)
• Residential = Used as a home or as holiday accommodation or similar.
• Unknown = The site / structure has either not yet been assessed; or its current use could not be determined at the time of the most recent assessment and it has not been determined since that assessment.