Hello folks,
I agree with Jasons comment...
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Indeed it is sad in this cold technological world we do not preserve the
legends and stories that are all about us ... it is i think something
SMR's should do ... we certainly do. But we do not see the SMR has just
a source for cold hard facts it is made up of a wealth and rich tapestry
of material some interpretation .. some supposed.... some physical ..
some factual and some legendary.
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One possible problem with this sort of approach is the resources to suport
it. The cold technological world is also short of cash for SMR development,
and, although the Legendary HER is a great idea it is perhaps difficult to
prioritise over and above the 'cold hard facts'.
One approach might be to develop technologies that allow for direct entry of
data by the public into our various HERs. They could, if that was their
interest, use theor time and resources to record the legendary associations,
the New Age interpretations etc - or indeed the perfectly valid things that
are for reasons of economy beyond the scope of the HER (such as the mills
records that started this thread). These could sit alongside the accredited
professional description of the landscape and features that make up the HE.
At Development Control time the non-specialist material could be filtered
and assessed separately.
Edmund Lee
English Heritage (my thoughts though, not theirs!)
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