I live in a community were old buildings don’t have much value. Sooner or later they will be teared down. Or, they are left to fall apart, and then the rest is removed. That is often the story, and that seems to be the case with this building. It may not look like much. But it is many centuries old, and was originally made for the copper mining industri in this village. Later it was moved to the place were it is now, as an warehouse by a big lake (the lake was used for transportation those days) for the very important millstone industry. For centuries the millstones from this small community provided that people all over Norway got flour for making bread.
The picture above is from 2006. Last winter the roof started to fall down. The process of getting rid of this building has started. There are more photos of old, norwegian buildings in my photo gallery.
Bente Haarstad Photography 
It’s always a bit sad to see “history” decay.
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I hope you change it, I like the traditional, these buildings are also a gift of time and always have vibrations that travel from the past. Congratulations on the attached photos, very good …
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Things like this are a constant reminder that nothing lasts forever. Poor maintenance is usually the cause of this kind of decay, but no one wants to invest in them. Sad.
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Some of the houses / buildings in your photo collection looks nice
and they could be utilized with little repair.
Quite few of my friends, found old farm house in France and they are
driving down every weekend for DIY work. —– of cause, they are just
over the Euro-tonnel, Norway is a bit far though, there must be a way.
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Although it is many centuries old and can of course not be preserved for ever, I still feel a bit sad when I see this kind of thing. It happens here too you know. But we have “Open Air Museums” with a collection of re-erected old buildings in settings of re-created landscapes of the past. I’m sure your country has some too.
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senseless … historic buildings have stories to share long after the residents vanish.
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You give wonderful information with your pictures that teaches more than one view of life. I learn the most interesting things from you.
thanks.
Meredith
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So heartbreaking to see this. I learned while in Wales of a National History Museum, an open-air museum to which buildings in danger of destruction elsewhere in Wales have been brought and reconstructed onsite. It’s quite an amazing project. Of course, I would rather old buildings were cherished right where they are, as this one you show. Why are we always in such a rush to let history go? Such a shame.
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Aww.but what a beautiful historic building. Too bad they’re not treasured more.
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what a pity…lovely post…
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Hate to see aged stuff pushed off to the side. I know. I’m getting there.
Seriously. Sad. Beautiful old place. Wrecked roof and all.
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what a pity! I love these kinds of buildings. Thanks for sharing this information and photos
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yes they have to renovate it of to break dawn.. It’s a pity such a colourful building!
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Looks like next winter the snow will finish off the roof.
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Kom even langs om een fijne week te wensen. Groetjes Ineke
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Agree with your setiments. It is always a hard call as to what to save and what to tear down….and often the wrong choice is made. Old buildings are a bit like old people – it is painful to watch them decline and die!
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Hi,
What a shame that a building with so much history attached to it was not looked after, very sad.
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It looks colourful in the green countryside, even more so during winter: a touch of colour to warm up the heart. Plus, there is a joyful rhythm to it, thanks to the small openings and the vertical wall beams.
That neglect is very sad…
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Beautiful photographs, Bente. I’m saddened to know that it hasn’t been taken care of.
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Entropy always wins…
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Nice photos. We should always think about the future of the housing.
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I can’t imagine letting a house just rot through time here in Hawaii. Property is so valuable and there are so many homeless that they would move right in until contractors came to put up another structure (which would not be that long)
I love the colors of the buildings as they age.
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I guess not everything can last forever, so it’s good that we are able to chronicle what will soon fade away. That is the joy and the sadness of photography. Nice photos, Bente.
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Such a pity to let those beautiful buildings expire. But it is as most everywhere. To build new is cheaper than to renovate. Now I’ll check you gallery of old buildings. 😉
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Habría que evitar que, estos edificios, desaparecieran.
Bellas fotografías.
Un abrazo
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This is sad of course… The winter, I know very hard in there but these old house are so nice, as in so many places old houses and buildings are not very popular… and people instead of renovate, they buy new one… Actually you know me, I love these old buildings/houses. Thank you dear Bente, have a nice day, love, nia
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Perhaps it’s the archaeologist in me, but when I see old buildings abandoned and torn down, I wanna wave my hands and shout “Stop!” These structures cannot be remade – the techniques, the materials, the needs, have all changed. They should be maintained, restored and reused, the way it happened for centuries. It is profligate waste of both history and resources to tear down a perfectly serviceable building. It makes me angry that people care so little about things that cannot be replaced.
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I love barns! Sadly this happens here also–beautiful barns left to fall down. Repairs are too expensive.
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Sorgligt när en bit historia försvinner.
Allt gott till dej!
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its disheartening to see something so old and beautiful to give away… but the change is forever and continues. I cannot even recall how my place used to be couple of years back. I used to take my dog for roaming on a small road near my house. now that road is full fledged six lane highway. I still cannot believe from where they pulled out so much space out of nowhere!
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Looking these photos, I remembered last summer when I visited Finland…
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