On 28/08/18 20:39, Philip Barnes wrote:
On Tue, 2018-08-28 at 12:17 +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
2018-08-28 12:04 GMT+02:00 Paul Allen <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>:
My vote would be for amenity rather than man_made. Amenities are
something people (whether general
public, or customers, or members) use. Man_made is usually for
objects that are used mainly by employees.
I'm not decided, but want to bring the following point to
consideration: Amenities are usually something for (a significant
part of) society in general. Yes, schools are only for those who have
children, hospitals only for those who are ill (potentially everyone
though), and post offices only for who still sends paper mail or
parcels.
Post offices are far more important than just sending mail.
That will depend on the services offered by the post office.. and that
can be a local issue.
Hospitals are not only for the ill, but for anyone wanting medical
assistance e.g. a broken limb, child birth.
I think 'we' have all been children, then schools have been of some
use for, I hope, all of us.
Still, these are significant parts (in number) of the population.
Opposed to this, horse riding is a small fraction of society, and in
rapid decline as well. These are numbers for the UK (numbers might be
tainted, as they are from the horse riding industry):
"The overall number of those who ride has fallen, from 3.5 million in
2011 to 2.7 million in 2015. There has been a decline in regular
riders, from 1.6 million in 2011 to 1.3 million in 2015." [1] This
equals to just 2-4% of the British population, for the overwhelming
majority, these blocks are useless.
[1]
http://www.beta-uk.org/pages/industry-information/market-information.php
Horse riding has long ceased to be a method of transport, but is a
popular leisure activity. Whilst it is common to see horses out on the
road, its quite rare to see them outside the local shops.
Horses are still preferred by some for mustering stock in some parts of
the world.
And then then there are the Amish... apparently Wal-Mart provides
covered shelters for their horse and buggy.
So they are still a part of working life for some.
I am not sure that these blocks are of any use in modern horse riding,
I have never seen them used but are historic features that date back
to a time when they were transport and used to get to the pub, shops
or market.
I would use the historic tag so that they fit in with other preserved
features.
As others have said ... old does not mean historic.
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