diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index bad1e13762..67cbcc772a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ set (OPENCS_SRC
     model/tools/tools.cpp model/tools/operation.cpp model/tools/stage.cpp model/tools/verifier.cpp
     model/tools/mandatoryid.cpp
 
-    view/doc/viewmanager.cpp view/doc/view.cpp view/doc/operations.cpp view/doc/operation.cpp
+    view/doc/viewmanager.cpp view/doc/view.cpp view/doc/operations.cpp view/doc/operation.cpp view/doc/subviewfactory.cpp
+    view/doc/subview.cpp
 
-    view/world/subview.cpp view/world/table.cpp view/world/tablesubview.cpp
+    view/world/table.cpp view/world/tablesubview.cpp view/world/subviews.cpp
     )
 
 set (OPENCS_HDR
@@ -27,9 +28,10 @@ set (OPENCS_HDR
     model/tools/tools.hpp model/tools/operation.hpp model/tools/stage.hpp model/tools/verifier.hpp
     model/tools/mandatoryid.hpp
 
-    view/doc/viewmanager.hpp view/doc/view.hpp view/doc/operations.hpp view/doc/operation.hpp
+    view/doc/viewmanager.hpp view/doc/view.hpp view/doc/operations.hpp view/doc/operation.hpp view/doc/subviewfactory.hpp
+    view/doc/subview.hpp view/doc/subviewfactoryimp.hpp
 
-    view/world/subview.hpp view/world/table.hpp view/world/tablesubview.hpp
+    view/world/table.hpp view/world/tablesubview.hpp view/world/subviews.hpp
     )
 
 set (OPENCS_US
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/subview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp
similarity index 65%
rename from apps/opencs/view/world/subview.cpp
rename to apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp
index 23f075980a..1c356fa736 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/subview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 #include "subview.hpp"
 
-CSVWorld::SubView::SubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id) : mUniversalId (id)
+CSVDoc::SubView::SubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id) : mUniversalId (id)
 {
     /// \todo  add a button to the title bar that clones this sub view
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CSVWorld::SubView::SubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id) : mUniversalId (id)
     setMinimumHeight (60);
 }
 
-CSMWorld::UniversalId CSVWorld::SubView::getUniversalId() const
+CSMWorld::UniversalId CSVDoc::SubView::getUniversalId() const
 {
     return mUniversalId;
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50ec511ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subview.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef CSV_DOC_SUBVIEW_H
+#define CSV_DOC_SUBVIEW_H
+
+#include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
+
+#include "../../model/world/universalid.hpp"
+
+#include "subviewfactory.hpp"
+
+#include <QDockWidget>
+
+class QUndoStack;
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    class Data;
+}
+
+namespace CSVDoc
+{
+    class SubView : public QDockWidget
+    {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+            CSMWorld::UniversalId mUniversalId;
+
+            // not implemented
+            SubView (const SubView&);
+            SubView& operator= (SubView&);
+
+        public:
+
+            SubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id);
+
+            CSMWorld::UniversalId getUniversalId() const;
+
+            virtual void setEditLock (bool locked) = 0;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subviewfactory.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subviewfactory.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8576f6b1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subviewfactory.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+
+#include "subviewfactory.hpp"
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+CSVDoc::SubViewFactoryBase::SubViewFactoryBase() {}
+
+CSVDoc::SubViewFactoryBase::~SubViewFactoryBase() {}
+
+
+CSVDoc::SubViewFactoryManager::SubViewFactoryManager() {}
+
+CSVDoc::SubViewFactoryManager::~SubViewFactoryManager()
+{
+    for (std::map<CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type, SubViewFactoryBase *>::iterator iter (mSubViewFactories.begin());
+        iter!=mSubViewFactories.end(); ++iter)
+        delete iter->second;
+}
+
+void CSVDoc::SubViewFactoryManager::add (const CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type& id, SubViewFactoryBase *factory)
+{
+    assert (mSubViewFactories.find (id)==mSubViewFactories.end());
+
+    mSubViewFactories.insert (std::make_pair (id, factory));
+}
+
+CSVDoc::SubView *CSVDoc::SubViewFactoryManager::makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id,
+    CSMDoc::Document& document)
+{
+    std::map<CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type, SubViewFactoryBase *>::iterator iter = mSubViewFactories.find (id.getType());
+
+    if (iter==mSubViewFactories.end())
+        throw std::runtime_error ("Failed to create a sub view for: " + id.toString());
+
+    return iter->second->makeSubView (id, document);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subviewfactory.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subviewfactory.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f7c154806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subviewfactory.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#ifndef CSV_DOC_SUBVIEWFACTORY_H
+#define CSV_DOC_SUBVIEWFACTORY_H
+
+#include <map>
+
+#include "../../model/world/universalid.hpp"
+
+namespace CSMDoc
+{
+    class Document;
+}
+
+namespace CSVDoc
+{
+    class SubView;
+
+    class SubViewFactoryBase
+    {
+            // not implemented
+            SubViewFactoryBase (const SubViewFactoryBase&);
+            SubViewFactoryBase& operator= (const SubViewFactoryBase&);
+
+        public:
+
+            SubViewFactoryBase();
+
+            virtual ~SubViewFactoryBase();
+
+            virtual SubView *makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document) = 0;
+            ///< The ownership of the returned sub view is not transferred.
+    };
+
+    class SubViewFactoryManager
+    {
+            std::map<CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type, SubViewFactoryBase *> mSubViewFactories;
+
+            // not implemented
+            SubViewFactoryManager (const SubViewFactoryManager&);
+            SubViewFactoryManager& operator= (const SubViewFactoryManager&);
+
+        public:
+
+            SubViewFactoryManager();
+
+            ~SubViewFactoryManager();
+
+            void add (const CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type& id, SubViewFactoryBase *factory);
+            ///< The ownership of \a factory is transferred to this.
+
+            SubView *makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document);
+            ///< The ownership of the returned sub view is not transferred.
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/subviewfactoryimp.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subviewfactoryimp.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d16e0b2b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/subviewfactoryimp.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#ifndef CSV_DOC_SUBVIEWFACTORYIMP_H
+#define CSV_DOC_SUBVIEWFACTORYIMP_H
+
+#include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
+
+#include "subviewfactory.hpp"
+
+namespace CSVDoc
+{
+    template<class SubViewT>
+    class SubViewFactory : public SubViewFactoryBase
+    {
+        public:
+
+            virtual CSVDoc::SubView *makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document);
+    };
+
+    template<class SubViewT>
+    CSVDoc::SubView *SubViewFactory<SubViewT>::makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id,
+        CSMDoc::Document& document)
+    {
+        return new SubViewT (id, document);
+    }
+
+    template<class SubViewT>
+    class SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag : public SubViewFactoryBase
+    {
+        bool mCreateAndDelete;
+
+        public:
+
+            SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag (bool createAndDelete);
+
+            virtual CSVDoc::SubView *makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document);
+    };
+
+    template<class SubViewT>
+    SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag<SubViewT>::SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag (bool createAndDelete)
+    : mCreateAndDelete (createAndDelete)
+    {}
+
+    template<class SubViewT>
+    CSVDoc::SubView *SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag<SubViewT>::makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id,
+        CSMDoc::Document& document)
+    {
+        return new SubViewT (id, document, mCreateAndDelete);
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
index c1659b388e..47053192b0 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 
 #include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
 
-#include "../world/tablesubview.hpp"
+#include "../world/subviews.hpp"
 
 #include "viewmanager.hpp"
 #include "operations.hpp"
+#include "subview.hpp"
 
 void CSVDoc::View::closeEvent (QCloseEvent *event)
 {
@@ -120,15 +121,11 @@ CSVDoc::View::View (ViewManager& viewManager, CSMDoc::Document *document, int to
 
     setupUi();
 
-    mSubViewFactories.insert (std::make_pair (CSMWorld::UniversalId (CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Globals),
-        new CSVWorld::SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag<CSVWorld::TableSubView> (true)));
+    CSVWorld::addSubViewFactories (mSubViewFactory);
 }
 
 CSVDoc::View::~View()
 {
-    for (std::map<CSMWorld::UniversalId, CSVWorld::SubViewFactoryBase *>::iterator iter (mSubViewFactories.begin());
-        iter!=mSubViewFactories.end(); ++iter)
-        delete iter->second;
 }
 
 const CSMDoc::Document *CSVDoc::View::getDocument() const
@@ -165,9 +162,9 @@ void CSVDoc::View::updateDocumentState()
         if (!(state & operations[i]))
             mOperations->quitOperation (operations[i]);
 
-    QList<CSVWorld::SubView *> subViews = findChildren<CSVWorld::SubView *>();
+    QList<CSVDoc::SubView *> subViews = findChildren<CSVDoc::SubView *>();
 
-    for (QList<CSVWorld::SubView *>::iterator iter (subViews.begin()); iter!=subViews.end(); ++iter)
+    for (QList<CSVDoc::SubView *>::iterator iter (subViews.begin()); iter!=subViews.end(); ++iter)
         (*iter)->setEditLock (state & CSMDoc::State_Locked);
 }
 
@@ -186,12 +183,7 @@ void CSVDoc::View::addSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id)
 
     /// \todo add an user setting to reuse sub views (on a per document basis or on a per top level view basis)
 
-    std::map<CSMWorld::UniversalId, CSVWorld::SubViewFactoryBase *>::iterator iter = mSubViewFactories.find (id);
-
-    if (iter==mSubViewFactories.end())
-        throw std::logic_error ("can't create subview for " + id.toString());
-
-    CSVWorld::SubView *view = iter->second->makeSubView (id, *mDocument);
+    SubView *view = mSubViewFactory.makeSubView (id, *mDocument);
     addDockWidget (Qt::TopDockWidgetArea, view);
     view->show();
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp
index c86c3b3625..f7d4dd3732 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <QMainWindow>
 
+#include "subviewfactory.hpp"
+
 class QAction;
 
 namespace CSMDoc
@@ -18,11 +20,6 @@ namespace CSMWorld
     class UniversalId;
 }
 
-namespace CSVWorld
-{
-    struct SubViewFactoryBase;
-}
-
 namespace CSVDoc
 {
     class ViewManager;
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ namespace CSVDoc
             QAction *mVerify;
             std::vector<QAction *> mEditingActions;
             Operations *mOperations;
-            std::map<CSMWorld::UniversalId, CSVWorld::SubViewFactoryBase *> mSubViewFactories;
+            SubViewFactoryManager mSubViewFactory;
 
             // not implemented
             View (const View&);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/subview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/subview.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ff130828b6..0000000000
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/subview.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef CSV_WORLD_SUBVIEW_H
-#define CSV_WORLD_SUBVIEW_H
-
-#include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
-
-#include "../../model/world/universalid.hpp"
-
-#include <QDockWidget>
-
-class QUndoStack;
-
-namespace CSMWorld
-{
-    class Data;
-}
-
-namespace CSVWorld
-{
-    class SubView : public QDockWidget
-    {
-            Q_OBJECT
-
-            CSMWorld::UniversalId mUniversalId;
-
-            // not implemented
-            SubView (const SubView&);
-            SubView& operator= (SubView&);
-
-        public:
-
-            SubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id);
-
-            CSMWorld::UniversalId getUniversalId() const;
-
-            virtual void setEditLock (bool locked) = 0;
-    };
-
-    struct SubViewFactoryBase
-    {
-        virtual SubView *makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document)
-            = 0;
-    };
-
-    template<class SubViewT>
-    struct SubViewFactory : public SubViewFactoryBase
-    {
-        virtual SubView *makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document);
-    };
-
-    template<class SubViewT>
-    SubView *SubViewFactory<SubViewT>::makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document)
-    {
-        return new SubViewT (id, document.getData(), document.getUndoStack());
-    }
-
-    template<class SubViewT>
-    struct SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag : public SubViewFactoryBase
-    {
-        bool mCreateAndDelete;
-
-        SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag (bool createAndDelete);
-
-        virtual SubView *makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document);
-    };
-
-    template<class SubViewT>
-    SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag<SubViewT>::SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag (bool createAndDelete)
-    : mCreateAndDelete (createAndDelete)
-    {}
-
-    template<class SubViewT>
-    SubView *SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag<SubViewT>::makeSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id,
-        CSMDoc::Document& document)
-    {
-        return new SubViewT (id, document.getData(), document.getUndoStack(), mCreateAndDelete);
-    }
-}
-
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/subviews.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/subviews.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdc0cb31d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/subviews.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+#include "subviews.hpp"
+
+#include "../doc/subviewfactoryimp.hpp"
+
+#include "tablesubview.hpp"
+
+void CSVWorld::addSubViewFactories (CSVDoc::SubViewFactoryManager& manager)
+{
+    manager.add (CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Globals,
+        new CSVDoc::SubViewFactoryWithCreateFlag<TableSubView> (true));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/subviews.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/subviews.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51e4cb0830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/subviews.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef CSV_WORLD_SUBVIEWS_H
+#define CSV_WORLD_SUBVIEWS_H
+
+namespace CSVDoc
+{
+    class SubViewFactoryManager;
+}
+
+namespace CSVWorld
+{
+    void addSubViewFactories (CSVDoc::SubViewFactoryManager& manager);
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
index 3bc555a2d0..4abd531d01 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 
 #include "tablesubview.hpp"
 
+#include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
+
 #include "table.hpp"
 
-CSVWorld::TableSubView::TableSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMWorld::Data& data, QUndoStack& undoStack,
+CSVWorld::TableSubView::TableSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document,
     bool createAndDelete)
 : SubView (id)
 {
-    setWidget (mTable = new Table (id, data, undoStack, createAndDelete));
+    setWidget (mTable = new Table (id, document.getData(), document.getUndoStack(), createAndDelete));
 }
 
 void CSVWorld::TableSubView::setEditLock (bool locked)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp
index b45b3c2796..9b0785c470 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
 #ifndef CSV_WORLD_TABLESUBVIEW_H
 #define CSV_WORLD_TABLESUBVIEW_H
 
-#include "subview.hpp"
+#include "../doc/subview.hpp"
 
 class QUndoStack;
 
+namespace CSMDoc
+{
+    class Document;
+}
+
 namespace CSVWorld
 {
     class Table;
 
-    class TableSubView : public SubView
+    class TableSubView : public CSVDoc::SubView
     {
             Table *mTable;
 
         public:
 
-            TableSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMWorld::Data& data, QUndoStack& undoStack,
-                bool createAndDelete);
+            TableSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document, bool createAndDelete);
 
             virtual void setEditLock (bool locked);
     };