Talk:Gweek

Should the civil parish of Gweek have a separate page?

Vernon White 13:51, 9 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Is there enough to write that it needs to be split? Joe D (t) 22:41, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I would say probably not - most other Cornwall parishes only have one page. What extra information would you put in the two different pages?  Mammal4 08:06, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

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There is no "History of Gweek" listed in the catalogue of Cornwall County Library. The quayside buildings include the Customs House referred to in the article. I'll try to get a photograph. It is said that the port developed as waterborne access to Helston silted up. Perhaps there are references in general Cornish history.

Is there any aspect of the article that is felt to be in particular need of better references?===Vernon White (talk)  09:59, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll explain:


 * "Clare's Cornwall Pages" may or may not be factually accurate, but it's a personal website and these are not generally considered usable in articles as they have not been formally peer reviewed or published on trusted information sources and could contain inaccuracies.-h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 10:09, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The rest of the online references don't actually back up the statements being made in the article - they're merely links to the main pages of different organisations, without actually verifying the facts. Slightly pedantic, I know.

See WP:RS for more info.-h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 10:09, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Have changed 'a boatbuilding firm' which is incorrect to the companies at Gweek Quay Boatyard.

Gweek radio
I reverted a strange reference to "Gweek radio" which gave no real information and seems to be an attempt at humour/humor. Vernon White '''. . . Talk''' 08:36, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Removal of non-encyclopedic material / clean-up
While checking and cleaning up WP:Cornwall place entries (see List_of_places_in_Cornwall), I have substantially edited the Gweek article. In particular, I have removed information that is non-encyclopaedic and/or quasi-advertising that promotes local commercial interests (see WP:Soap). This includes links used as references and stand-alone external links (see WP:ELNO). Andy F (talk) 15:04, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Mixed quote
The sentence "In the 13th century, (1260) the townspeople of Helston buy the rights to the port of Gweek at the head of the Helford River" is not part of Lewis's description so I've moved it to a separate paragraph (the shift of tense to "buy" should be enough to ring warning bells.)

I don't have access to the NT leaflet quoted and so can't verify this quote. Can anyone? I can't find it in any well-known source. The nearest I can find is in Charles Henderson's 1935 "Essays in Cornish History" (p73) which says "To make up for the loss of their harbour, the men of Helston acquired the port of Gweek, where in 1301, they had jurisdiction over all merchant sailors and vessels in that port." - but no date here. He is at least a well-respected historian. The quote is also used on the Loe Bar page. Chris55 (talk) 20:32, 9 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Dear Mr. Marsh,

I have perused both National Trust leaflets on Loe Pool and Penrose, respectively; and can find no evidence to substantiate the 1260 record. I need to delete my entry of this on the Loe page, as I inserted that one. While there may have been some basis for its insertion, there is no proper evidence for it. An acquaintance is going to let me know if he has found any reliable written evidence to state that the sea rose considerably during the 13th century. If this be true, then it explains the rebuilding of the Henliston Castle late in that century. The two removed anchorage points at the rear of the bowling green were interconnected. One was very dangerous as caved in brass and the other prevented folk from accessing the far left corner, overlooking the boating lake. Certainly, the 1536 picture of the Loe presents a narrow loch right through to Helston, possibly, hence the name River Loe. This 1260 is probably due to the original section of St. John's bridge being erected by 1260 and the original name for the Cober = Chohor < Cornish COGAR, in the same year, and probably applied to the stream in the Lowertown valley. There is a house built on the site of a much older one called the 'Moorings', and just above that 'Sandgate', but probably of no analogy, except that someone has seen rings in Lowertown - once upon a time! Kind Regards. Andrew H. Gray 22:09, 16 November 2015 (UTC)Andrew — Preceding unsigned comment added by Werdna Yrneh Yarg (talk • contribs)

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