Hello Folks
I have recently imported a load of Mill data into our (HB)SMR. As part
of the post import clean up I got to thinking (always dangerous..., I'll
learn to stop doing it one day). What I imported was Windmill and
Watermill data.
For many of these we have a variety of dates - built date, date stopped
milling, date demolished etc. Some of these monuments are still extant
buildings and some of the dates refer to the building as a structure
whilst other dates relate to its use as a mill.
Is there any view on how these differences should be recorded? For
example the end date of the milling is about use, but for the extant
examples there is as yet no end date really as the building still
exists. Should two Monument types be created to record details of the
use as opposed to the structure (IE one as building with start and end
dates as appropriate, and one as watermill with start and end dates of
it being a mill) but even then this might be the start and end date of
cereal milling, and the extant structure is still a water mill.
Obviously this has implications for how we record buildings, and can
think of my own ideas, just wanted to see if anyone else has thought
about this or are you all too busy with other things?
thanks
best wishes
Nick Boldrini
SMR Computing Officer
Heritage Unit
North Yorkshire County Council
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