tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936203603674732924.post2061847487154346527..comments2024-02-17T15:20:06.632+01:00Comments on Urban Adventure in Rotterdam: Truncated windmillsuair01http://www.blogger.com/profile/14538242264866015155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936203603674732924.post-87016310999704058262012-07-01T21:01:54.741+02:002012-07-01T21:01:54.741+02:00There you caught me! Yes I have truncated the seri...There you caught me! Yes I have truncated the series because I thought it would take too long to collect five examples. I may do that more often :-)uair01https://www.blogger.com/profile/14538242264866015155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936203603674732924.post-8256458761066952562012-07-01T04:41:23.318+02:002012-07-01T04:41:23.318+02:00A truncated suite as well? "Each time I get ...A truncated suite as well? "Each time I get a set of five I publish it." It is two short. <br />I enjoy your "elements" posts. This one has a restive tension. To my mind It brings images of stumped scribes separated from their muses.Joyce J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06416115413334780486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936203603674732924.post-42747940187604551782012-06-28T20:14:38.095+02:002012-06-28T20:14:38.095+02:00The Babbersmolen (Schiedam) is being rebuilt. http...The Babbersmolen (Schiedam) is being rebuilt. http://babbersmolen.wordpress.com<br />To add some background to the story of these zombie mills, there is an ongoing discussion in the 'dutch windmill world' about wether all these truncated mills should be restored to complete mills or not. Up until a few years ago it was quite common to see large amounts of (public) money being spent on the recontruction of windmills or even building complete new ones, however this is changing. Nobody really thinks these stumps are pretty but now there are people arguing that these remnants themselves have historic value, especially if they have been in continued industrial use since their life as windmill ended. Restoring the stump to complete windmill often destroys the changes made to the mill over the years while adding little historic value and using money that could be used to maintain existing mills. To get back to Father Brown: they may be the wrong shape but that doesn't mean they have no value. <br />I think the discussion has been getting out of hand by the way and it is now difficult to have a neutral opinion that can be depending on the case. I even read someone using the "you're either with us or against us" argument.Diggelfjoerhttp://diggelfjoer.swalker.nlnoreply@blogger.com