which is one thing as you know we will do with the new SMR
we will allow direct public inputting into the SMR
jas
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee, Edmund [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:59 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: The Legendary HER. Was: Building Records in SMR
Hello folks,
I agree with Jasons comment...
>
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.
>
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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