Talk:South Stoneham House/GA1

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Reviewer: Malleus Fatuorum (talk · contribs) 22:56, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hall of residence (1920–present day)

"The South Stoneham regime was also 'distinctly paternalistic." Why "also paternalistic"?
Done I've removed that bit of the quote now, not sure why it was included! waggers (talk) 08:26, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Manor of South Stoneham (1086–1708)

"Other than St. Mary's Church (which is close to South Stoneham House but predates it considerably) and a few adjacent houses, there was no village of "South Stoneham", which is now part of Swaythling, a suburb of Southampton." I don't follow that at all. Surely there was either a village of South Stoneham or there wasn't, and if there wasn't, then how can it be part of Swaythling?
Done I can see how that was confusing! I've now changed it to the following:
Other than St. Mary's Church (which is close to South Stoneham House but predates it considerably) and a few adjacent houses, there was no village of "South Stoneham"; the closest village to the house was Swaythling, now a suburb of Southampton.

Hopefully that makes more sense? waggers (talk) 08:26, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"... at which point the manor passed to Edmund Clerke's 8½-year-old grandson, another Edmond". So who was the first Edmond, as opposed to Edmund?
Done I've just checked the reference and they were both Edmunds, no Edmonds in sight. I've corrected the article now. waggers (talk) 08:26, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Architecture

"... the attic storey was extended by one bay on each side later." Later than what?
Done - changed (whole sentence) to:
A full-height extension exists to the left-hand side of the building (looking at the north front), and the attic storey was extended by one bay on each side after this full-height extension was built.

waggers (talk) 08:26, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Interior

This section seems very light; there's a passing mention of a Music Room, but how is the interior laid out? How many rooms are there? How much of the interior is original?
Is the whole of the interior panelled to dado level? The source cited seems to say that it's just the staircase hall.
I'll need to find some more sources to clarify these points and add more detail. I'll do some digging. waggers (talk) 08:26, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've added a quoted description of the interior but unfortunately that's all the sources I've been able to find. waggers (talk) 12:22, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redevelopment proposals

"The citation at the end of the penultimate paragraph doesn't appear to support any of the material.
That citation is there to support the last sentence in that paragraph - "...not listed on the University's website for the Wessex Lane Halls complex." Unfortunately I haven't (yet) found a source that tells us when the house was removed from the University's housing stock, which would be preferable to the current "it isn't there now" approach. I'll keep looking though. waggers (talk) 08:26, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant, thanks very much for these comments and for cleaning up the article. I'll get on with addressing these. waggers (talk) 08:04, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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