Talk:St Mary's Church, Hartwell

Roofless?
The building doesn't appear to be roofless looking at the picture (lnked from the article here) or at the satellite image in Google maps. Bagunceiro (talk) 09:02, 9 May 2011 (UTC) Googlemaps also suggests that both towers are still in place. 137.222.70.69 (talk) 09:27, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Nore does it appear the West tower has been removed.208.93.129.10 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:33, 9 May 2011 (UTC).


 * The relevant ref says "Parish church, now redundant and roofless. 1753-5 by Henry Keene in Gothic Revival style, designed as a feature in the park of Hartwell House. Ashlar stone, octagonal in plan with towers at East and West, the latter now removed. Battlemented parapet and moulded cornice, moulded string below attic quatrefoil windows. Main windows 3-light with Y tracery and crocketted ogee hoods. Rose windows to N. and S. bays and to E. side of tower which has openwork parapet and pinnacles. Interior now a ruin with slight evidence of former plaster fan vaulted ceiling." (My bolding.)

It's the official English Heritage listing citation, so who am I to argue against it? --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 11:04, 9 May 2011 (UTC)


 * The listing is from 1967, and has not been amended since. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.197.176.172 (talk) 12:09, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Does that suggest it has been restored, perhaps? Bagunceiro (talk) 12:21, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The more recent source in the 1st footnote calls the church a "restored shell". The recent overhead photographs show a roof, the underside of which is shown in a photograph here.  (the same photo linked above here)  24.197.176.172 (talk) 12:25, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It also says it has two towers (as the satellite imagery would also suggest). Bagunceiro (talk) 13:37, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

It has a roof, since 2000. 24.197.176.172 (talk) 13:14, 9 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks folks for your comments and refs. I've amended the article and hope it's now correct.--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 15:27, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Too bad the mistake was already featured on the Main Page. Is there any way to add a note on the DYK archive mentioning that a mistake had been made? --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 17:33, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Having the DYK say "used to have no roof" would be better, really. Silver  seren C 22:07, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I've made an error report here. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 14:49, 10 May 2011 (UTC)