[Talk-GB] How to tag Police Memorial Trust (and similar) memorials

[Michael Collinson]

On 24/10/2011 14:43, John Sturdy wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Andy Mabbett<andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk>  wrote:
>    
>> I recently mapped a couple of Police Memorial Trust memorials, for example:
>>
>>    http://www.policememorial.org.uk/Police_Memorial_Trust/PMT_Local_Memorials/PMT-Swindells-2004/PMT-Swindells-2004.htm
>>
>>    http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.511667&lon=-1.866628&zoom=18&layers=M
>>
>>    http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/1478159796
>>
>> with Tag:historic=memorial.
>>
>> I included the text on each memorial, tagged "text". Would that be
>> better tagged "inscription", or with some other tag?
>>      
> I've used "commemoration" on a couple of memorial benches in my
> village, e.g. http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/1419167468, but
> now you mention it, "inscription" sounds more generic, as there might
> be inscribed public objects that aren't commemorative.
>    
I've certainly used "inscription" when mapping Swedish rune stones ... 
so it certainly has flexibility!

Mike