diff --git a/src/object/BannerObject.cpp b/src/object/BannerObject.cpp
index a2bbe8126d..e4f317ffe9 100644
--- a/src/object/BannerObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/BannerObject.cpp
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ void BannerObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.banner.price = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
     _legacyType.banner.scenery_tab_id = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
 
     _sceneryTabEntry = stream->ReadValue<rct_object_entry>();
 
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 }
 
 void BannerObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.name = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
-    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 
     _legacyType.banner.scenery_tab_id = 0xFF;
     if ((_sceneryTabEntry.flags & 0xFF) != 0xFF)
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ void BannerObject::Load()
 void BannerObject::Unload()
 {
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.name);
-    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 const utf8 * BannerObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
diff --git a/src/object/EntranceObject.cpp b/src/object/EntranceObject.cpp
index c5e83b3260..0cb83caa53 100644
--- a/src/object/EntranceObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/EntranceObject.cpp
@@ -35,23 +35,24 @@ void EntranceObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.scrolling_mode = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
     _legacyType.text_height = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 }
 
 void EntranceObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.string_idx = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
-    _legacyType.image_id = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.image_id = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 void EntranceObject::Unload()
 {
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.string_idx);
-    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image_id, GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image_id, GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 const utf8 * EntranceObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
diff --git a/src/object/FootpathItemObject.cpp b/src/object/FootpathItemObject.cpp
index bef7c82030..44049e931a 100644
--- a/src/object/FootpathItemObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/FootpathItemObject.cpp
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ void FootpathItemObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.path_bit.price = stream->ReadValue<sint16>();
     _legacyType.path_bit.scenery_tab_id = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
 
     _sceneryTabEntry = stream->ReadValue<rct_object_entry>();
 
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 }
 
 void FootpathItemObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.name = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
-    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 
     _legacyType.path_bit.scenery_tab_id = 0xFF;
     if ((_sceneryTabEntry.flags & 0xFF) != 0xFF)
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ void FootpathItemObject::Load()
 void FootpathItemObject::Unload()
 {
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.name);
-    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 const utf8 * FootpathItemObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
diff --git a/src/object/FootpathObject.cpp b/src/object/FootpathObject.cpp
index 2e8c2e36d0..50674b9536 100644
--- a/src/object/FootpathObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/FootpathObject.cpp
@@ -39,24 +39,25 @@ void FootpathObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.scrolling_mode = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
     stream->Seek(1, STREAM_SEEK_BEGIN);
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 }
 
 void FootpathObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.string_idx = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
-    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
     _legacyType.bridge_image = _legacyType.image + 109;
 }
 
 void FootpathObject::Unload()
 {
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.string_idx);
-    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 const utf8 * FootpathObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
diff --git a/src/object/LargeSceneryObject.cpp b/src/object/LargeSceneryObject.cpp
index 977ae709be..240d62d0af 100644
--- a/src/object/LargeSceneryObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/LargeSceneryObject.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void LargeSceneryObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.large_scenery.var_11 = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
     stream->Seek(5, STREAM_SEEK_CURRENT);
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
 
     _sceneryTabEntry = stream->ReadValue<rct_object_entry>();
 
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ void LargeSceneryObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
 
     _tiles = ReadTiles(stream);
 
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 }
 
 void LargeSceneryObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.name = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
-    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 
     _legacyType.large_scenery.tiles = _tiles;
 
@@ -99,12 +99,13 @@ void LargeSceneryObject::Load()
 void LargeSceneryObject::Unload()
 {
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.name);
-    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 const utf8 * LargeSceneryObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
 
 rct_large_scenery_tile * LargeSceneryObject::ReadTiles(IStream * stream)
diff --git a/src/object/Object.h b/src/object/Object.h
index 1e986c8302..22cae75a4c 100644
--- a/src/object/Object.h
+++ b/src/object/Object.h
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ private:
     ImageTable          _imageTable;
 
 protected:
-    StringTable GetStringTable() { return _stringTable; }
-    ImageTable  GetImageTable() { return _imageTable; }
+    StringTable *   GetStringTable() { return &_stringTable; }
+    ImageTable  *   GetImageTable() { return &_imageTable; }
 
 public:
     explicit Object(const rct_object_entry &entry);
diff --git a/src/object/RideObject.cpp b/src/object/RideObject.cpp
index 0e7cbb7e89..bdd04cf3c6 100644
--- a/src/object/RideObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/RideObject.cpp
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ void RideObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
 {
     stream->Read(&_legacyType);
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_DESCRIPTION);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_DESCRIPTION);
 
     // TODO: Move to its own function when ride construction window is merged.
     if (gConfigInterface.select_by_track_type) {
         _legacyType.enabledTrackPieces = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF;
     }
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_CAPACITY);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_CAPACITY);
 
     // Read preset colours, by default there are 32
     _presetColours.count = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ void RideObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
         _peepLoadingPositions[i] = stream->ReadArray<sint8>(numPeepLoadingPositions);
     }
 
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 }
 
 void RideObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.name = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
     _legacyType.description = language_allocate_object_string(GetDescription());
-    _legacyType.images_offset = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.images_offset = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 
     int cur_vehicle_images_offset = _legacyType.images_offset + 3;
     for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
@@ -329,20 +329,23 @@ void RideObject::Unload()
 {
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.name);
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.description);
-    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.images_offset, GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.images_offset, GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 const utf8 * RideObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
 
 const utf8 * RideObject::GetDescription()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_DESCRIPTION);
+    const utf8 * description = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_DESCRIPTION);
+    return description != nullptr ? description : "";
 }
 
 const utf8 * RideObject::GetCapacity()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_CAPACITY);
+    const utf8 * capacity = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_CAPACITY);
+    return capacity != nullptr ? capacity : "";
 }
diff --git a/src/object/SceneryGroupObject.cpp b/src/object/SceneryGroupObject.cpp
index 62ee5f2793..262654b01a 100644
--- a/src/object/SceneryGroupObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/SceneryGroupObject.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ void SceneryGroupObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.pad_109 = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
     _legacyType.var_10A = stream->ReadValue<uint32>();
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
     ReadItems(stream);
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 
     _legacyType.var_107 = _numItems;
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void SceneryGroupObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
 void SceneryGroupObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.name = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
-    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 
     _legacyType.entry_count = 0;
     for (uint32 i = 0; i < _numItems; i++)
@@ -82,12 +82,13 @@ void SceneryGroupObject::Load()
 void SceneryGroupObject::Unload()
 {
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.name);
-    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 const utf8 * SceneryGroupObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
 
 void SceneryGroupObject::ReadItems(IStream * stream)
diff --git a/src/object/SmallSceneryObject.cpp b/src/object/SmallSceneryObject.cpp
index 812362ba6d..3ca97e0625 100644
--- a/src/object/SmallSceneryObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/SmallSceneryObject.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void SmallSceneryObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.small_scenery.var_18 = stream->ReadValue<uint16>();
     _legacyType.small_scenery.scenery_tab_id = 0xFF;
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
 
     _sceneryTabEntry = stream->ReadValue<rct_object_entry>();
 
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ void SmallSceneryObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
         _var10data = ReadVar10(stream);
     }
 
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 }
 
 void SmallSceneryObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.name = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
-    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 
     _legacyType.small_scenery.scenery_tab_id = 0xFF;
     if ((_sceneryTabEntry.flags & 0xFF) != 0xFF)
@@ -86,12 +86,13 @@ void SmallSceneryObject::Load()
 void SmallSceneryObject::Unload()
 {
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.name);
-    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 const utf8 * SmallSceneryObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
 
 uint8 * SmallSceneryObject::ReadVar10(IStream * stream)
diff --git a/src/object/StexObject.cpp b/src/object/StexObject.cpp
index 96b358a45f..bcb8906261 100644
--- a/src/object/StexObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/StexObject.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ void StexObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.var_06 = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
     stream->Seek(1, STREAM_SEEK_CURRENT);
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_SCENARIO_NAME);
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_PARK_NAME);
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_SCENARIO_DETAILS);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_SCENARIO_NAME);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_PARK_NAME);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_SCENARIO_DETAILS);
 }
 
 void StexObject::Load()
@@ -63,15 +63,18 @@ const utf8 * StexObject::GetName()
 
 const utf8 * StexObject::GetScenarioName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_SCENARIO_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_SCENARIO_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
 
 const utf8 * StexObject::GetScenarioDetails()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_SCENARIO_DETAILS);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_SCENARIO_DETAILS);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
 
 const utf8 * StexObject::GetParkName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_PARK_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_PARK_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
diff --git a/src/object/WallObject.cpp b/src/object/WallObject.cpp
index af6f2b8330..5c6163fdec 100644
--- a/src/object/WallObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/WallObject.cpp
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ void WallObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.wall.scenery_tab_id = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
     _legacyType.wall.var_0D = stream->ReadValue<uint8>();
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
 
     _sceneryTabEntry = stream->ReadValue<rct_object_entry>();
 
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 }
 
 void WallObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.name = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
-    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.image = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 
     _legacyType.small_scenery.scenery_tab_id = 0xFF;
     if ((_sceneryTabEntry.flags & 0xFF) != 0xFF)
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ void WallObject::Load()
 void WallObject::Unload()
 {
     language_free_object_string(_legacyType.name);
-    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    gfx_object_free_images(_legacyType.image, GetImageTable()->GetCount());
 }
 
 const utf8 * WallObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }
diff --git a/src/object/WaterObject.cpp b/src/object/WaterObject.cpp
index fb7cc38517..d42fa572ad 100644
--- a/src/object/WaterObject.cpp
+++ b/src/object/WaterObject.cpp
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ void WaterObject::ReadLegacy(IStream * stream)
     _legacyType.var_0A = stream->ReadValue<uint32>();
     _legacyType.var_0E = stream->ReadValue<uint16>();
 
-    GetStringTable().Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
-    GetImageTable().Read(stream);
+    GetStringTable()->Read(stream, OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    GetImageTable()->Read(stream);
 }
 
 void WaterObject::Load()
 {
     _legacyType.string_idx = language_allocate_object_string(GetName());
-    _legacyType.image_id = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable().GetImages(), GetImageTable().GetCount());
+    _legacyType.image_id = gfx_object_allocate_images(GetImageTable()->GetImages(), GetImageTable()->GetCount());
     _legacyType.var_06 = _legacyType.image_id + 1;
     _legacyType.var_0A = _legacyType.image_id + 4;
 
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@ void WaterObject::Unload()
 
 const utf8 * WaterObject::GetName()
 {
-    return GetStringTable().GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    const utf8 * name = GetStringTable()->GetString(OBJ_STRING_ID_NAME);
+    return name != nullptr ? name : "";
 }