Talk:Wookey railway station

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Merger proposal[edit]

I propose that Wookey Station be merged into Wookey railway station. The latter covers the original use of the site; the former covers the present use. The two do not, in my opinion, require separate articles. I have chosen Wookey railway station to be the destination, per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (UK stations). --Redrose64 (talk) 15:31, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support as proposer. --Redrose64 (talk) 15:26, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment I'm not sure a vote with support, oppose etc is needed, perhaps just a discussion of the merits. I've contributed to both articles, which have different focus. As they are about the same place it seems reasonable to merge the articles, however I'm not sure which title should be maintained. You point to Wikipedia:Naming conventions (UK stations) and I'm not sure if we have a similar guideline for SSSIs (Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names) may apply) but the current use (by English Nature in the SSSI citation sheet) is Wookey Station. We could also debate the relative merits of the two different infoboxes. Those finding it through Cheddar Valley line would probably expect the Infobox UK disused station, while anyone finding it via List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset would probably expect the SSSI one.— Rod ^talk 16:59, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think that as regards infoboxes, the present use (SSSI) has priority, so {{Infobox Site of Special Scientific Interest}} should go at the top, with everything relevant filled in. The {{Infobox UK disused station}} can be added below that provided that it doesn't cause an acres-of-blankspace issue. Information which both infoboxes allow (image/caption, lat/long, gridref) should be placed in the first infobox and omitted from the second, to avoid unnecessary duplication. --Redrose64 (talk) 14:20, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- - OK I've done the merge as suggested - please check for any problems.— Rod ^talk 15:04, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Thanks, two things - stub templates go below the cats, per WP:FOOTERS; it would be nice to have a recent image of the SSSI for the first infobox, and then the view of the station (which shows it still in use for railway purposes) can be moved into the "Station" section, aligned left. --Redrose64 (talk) 15:43, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed the image to show the site today, but File:Wookey goods shed 2010.jpg doesn't actually show the SSSI, which is where the ground has been cut into either side of the old line on the west side of the bridge. It can be glimpsed in File:St Cuthberts Paper Mill - geograph.org.uk - 99467.jpg but I don't think this is of sufficient quality to go in an infobox. Next time I'm in the area (which won't be for a while yet) I'll see if it is possible to get a picture from the approach road that shows both the northern side of the SSSI and the old goods shed. Geof Sheppard (talk) 13:45, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As promised, I revisited the site and managed to take a picture that shows both the cutting and the goods shed. A tricky angle and it will never be a featured image, but I think it does the job. Geof Sheppard (talk) 12:45, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]