[Tagging] creameries

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

On Fri, 17 Sept 2021 at 03:39, Anne-Karoline Distel <annekadistel at web.de>
wrote:

> I'm thinking of creating a tag for historic creameries. I don't know
> anything about modern ones, they could possibly included, but the situation
> in Ireland in the past was that farmers brought their milk to the local
> ceamery, it was skimmed and the cream made into butter or cheese and the
> farmers took the rest back home to feed to pigs or something. I don't know
> all the technicalities, but those buildings were purpose built, often still
> recognizable by their architecture, mostly vacant now, but some are
> converted into cafés, warehouses or other commercial uses apparently.
>
In Australia, they were often called a "Butter Factory", & there are still
a number of them still named & standing, but sadly, no longer operating.

> I'd favour building=industrial + historic=creamery plus start and end_date
> whereever known, and of course the current use, if it isn't vacant and/ or
> derelict.
>
I think that would be the way to go, except that ours would be
historic=butter_factory. Or would =milk_factory be a good catch-all term?

Thanks

Graeme
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