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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 28/08/18 20:39, Philip Barnes wrote:<br>
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<div>On Tue, 2018-08-28 at 12:17 +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">My vote would be for
amenity rather than man_made. Amenities are
something people (whether general</div>
<div class="gmail_quote">public, or customers, or
members) use. Man_made is usually for objects
that are used mainly by employees.</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">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
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<div>Post offices are far more important than just sending mail.</div>
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That will depend on the services offered by the post office.. and
that can be a local issue.<br>
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Hospitals are not only for the ill, but for anyone wanting medical
assistance e.g. a broken limb, child birth.<br>
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I think 'we' have all been children, then schools have been of some
use for, I hope, all of us. <br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">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):<br>
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<div class="gmail_extra">"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.<br>
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<div>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.<br>
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Horses are still preferred by some for mustering stock in some parts
of the world. <br>
And then then there are the Amish... apparently Wal-Mart provides
covered shelters for their horse and buggy. <br>
So they are still a part of working life for some. <br>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>I would use the historic tag so that they fit in with other
preserved features.<br>
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As others have said ... old does not mean historic. <br>
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