Talk:J F Rockhey

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Notability[edit]

I have removed the notability heading, as the article is part of the UK retail wiki project in requesting articles be produced - in addition it also forms part of the wiki project into companies. This company shows the changes in the department store evolution and is part of both Harrods and House of Fraser's history which has been documented by references. In addition J F Rockhey is notable as being part of the history of Torquay.Davidstewartharvey (talk) 10:08, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've reverted the removal of the tag for now. WikiProject templates are used internally to track articles in the project and don't say anything about notability by themselves. Regarding your second point, on Wikipedia, notability is established with references, but more specifically they have to be independent of the subject. The primary source used in this article currently is not. Please see our notability guidelines for further information. There are a lot of things on Wikipedia which I feel should have articles because they're important in my opinion, but for best or worst, Wikipedia has these specific requirements. Opencooper (talk) 11:32, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Newton Abbot store[edit]

Through internet searches and looking through Kelly's Directory I have found that the business J F Rockhey bought in Newton Abbot was 'John Mackenzie' at 40-42 Queen Street. AndrewSE19 (talk) 11:42, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

interesting as wetherspoons, who occupy the site now say that it was houses [1], though not always 100% sure how accurate their pub history is! Thr history fir the roebuck in Rayleigh Essex is diddly squat, which is hilarious considering its been there since saxon times.Davidstewartharvey (talk) 13:32, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]