Hi,

Will T's recent post of the link to the Dalzeil (pronounced Dal-yell) barn at :

http://www.dalzielbarn.com/pages/TheBarn/NorthAmericanBarns.html

provides a very good example of "preservation" in action.

The quality of photographs taken and posted on this website are excellent and it tells a good story of the hundreds of years of working and family history associated with this barn however that is all now at an end. The barn has been both "repaired" and "restored" with many of its artefacts removed and now exhibits a clinical cleanliness that would never have existed in its entire working life (apart from raising day) and its very sad that this is now just a museum piece with no real function other than acting as a building pattern.

I recognise the need for craftsmen and the public to be able to have access to museum piece buildings in order to study and learn but I remain in a quandry if this really is the best remaining use for this wonderfull building.

Regards

Ken Hume