Talk:Anglo-Saxon architecture

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Assessment

 * The strengths of this article are its introduction, its section on Historical context and its list of links which work.


 * Its main weakness lies in the fact that it doesn't give the reader a clear picture of what one might see in a building of this designation. What characteristics do Anglo-Saxon buildings have in common, apart from the typical decorations?


 * The lists include the most/all the best-known buildings of the period. But when I followed the links to some of them, the info was a stub. The significance of Bradford on Avon as one of the most complete and unaltered examples, for example, is not indicated either here or there!


 * The diagrams need to be integrated and given relevance with descriptive text. A photo of one of the best examples is needed at the top of the page, rather than that excellent picure of details which needs to be further down.


 * The article needs referencing. It needs inline referencing for any statement that might be questioned, or any claim that is made, or quotation.

For example:- "Greensted church has a nave of logs and a brick chancel" doesn't require inline referencing if there is a bibliography.

but "Greensted Church is the oldest wooden church in Europe" demands citing an inline reference.


 * There should be a bibliography of all books and websites consulted in the writing of the article.

--Amandajm 11:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Canute's Palace
I can find no reference to this structure on the Internet, yet I have visited it. it is quite substantial and opposite the Red Funnel ferry terminalin Southampton. It is made of stone with two storeys.--Streona (talk) 13:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Despite its name, this is a Norman house. See, for instance, Britannica. Warofdreams talk 23:58, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Coptic?
...Coptic influenced architecture in the early period;. Coptic. How would a Coptic architectural influence have been transmitted? In the rotogravure section of the Sunday paper? Who would suggest this connection in print?--Wetman (talk) 22:05, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Some Coptic links with Irish Insular Christianity are pretty generally accepted, but that is usually connected with manuscript illumination. Not sure I've heard the suggestion re Anglo-Saxon archictecture before. Johnbod (talk) 00:44, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Concrete?
What is the basis of the claim that the Anglo-Saxons rediscovered concrete? What function did the Anglo-Saxon version of concrete have in its structures, or did it have no significant role? Pittsburgh Poet (talk) 14:59, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
 * ??? where is this in the article? Johnbod (talk) 15:16, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

St George's Tower, Oxford
Recent arguments and recently uncovered archaeological evidence have raised the possibility of St George's Tower, Oxford being a Saxon tower commanding the gate into the burh of Oxford. (This is an entirely different structure than the west tower of the church of St Michael at the North Gate.) A purely defensive structure of this sort as a survival from Anglo-Saxon times would be, I believe, unparalleled in England, and very rare in Europe. These theories have gained the acceptance of many architectural historians and I am going to insert as much into the article. Do feel free to contest the necessity of this action, but understand that I will not be asserting that these theories are absolutely provable. Brandt Nightingale (talk) 17:28, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Make sure you use the secondary sourcing, which you say exists. Johnbod (talk) 17:41, 4 October 2018 (UTC)