Talk:Whaley Bridge/Archive 1

History
User:JFBurton deleted the link which I believe was there as it was used as source for some of the article. Perhaps JFBurton could tell us which part is nonsense (perhaps it is!) and point us to a more accurate source. Billlion 21:12, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Although I am no expert in the field of local history, there seems to be nothing in the link that is at major variance from that which I have read elsewhere about the history of the town WhaleyTim 13:12, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe someone who is in Whaley could wonder in to the library and see it there is a definitive local history to check. I suspect there is but I am thousands of miles away just now! Billlion 15:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Looks like one for me then :) WhaleyTim 16:08, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Whaley Hall
The following was added to the wrong section, and looks like an honest attempt by a newbe. Is Whaley Hall and the Community there sufficiently WP:N notable? Should it be mentioned in teh Wb article? Is it notable enough either as a building or as a community to be worth its own article? In either case we would need WP:V verifiable sources. If WH is mentioned should we also list the main churces in the village? Billlion (talk) 22:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Whaley Bridge is also home to the Community of the King of love, Whaley Hall. The Community was the first ecumenical community in England. Its traditions are Anglican, Catholic, and Methodist.

The history of the Hall goes back to the Tudor period, and in the 17th century it was owned by the then Duke of Portland, under the Manor of Cresswell.

The Community Chapel is dedicated to Christ the King, and was Consecrated by the Bishop of Derby.

Every year the Community celebrate Corpus Christi, for which different traditions come together as one. After the Mass the Blessed Sacrament is then carried through Whaley Bridge in a Procession.

The Community has a ring of 12 bells, the oldest bell was cast in 1400 and is one of the oldest bells in England.

The Community has a very fine collection of Relics which are held in the Oratory of the Saints.

Every day the great Bell Emmanuel rings out at 12 Noon and 6pm for the Angelus, the bell was rescued by the Community from Glasgow, and was the only bell to ring out over Glasgow during World War II to announce enermy fire, this saving many lives.

The Community has many people that come and stay for Retreats, Pilgrimage, and time out or even to run courses, each year around sixteen thousand people visit the Community.


 * Agree with your comments Billion. If verifiable, I would say that being 'the first ecumenical community in England' may make it notable (but would it be notable if it were the only ecumenical community in England?) - I would say that it's recorded contribution to ecumenicalism (have I got that right?) might be a deciding factor. I have to admit, in the last twenty years or so I cannot recall the Blessed Sacrement being carried through Whaley Bridge in a Procession - but maybe I spend too much time in the Sheps. As a lapsed Methodist I find the conjunction of Mass and the Methodist tradition most peculiar. WhaleyTim (talk) 04:33, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Whaley Hall recent edits
I don't think they are specifically a gay community, they do have "relics" (I saw this in the local paper, the "Review"), probably not St Nic's pants(!) and they do have some bells. Relics and Bells were both mentioned in the bit above we deleted before. I think I'll just delete this again?Billlion (talk) 20:25, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Glad to see the section is fixed now. Billlion (talk) 13:12, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Stories
I just deleted the following that are a claimed to be local legends. They were not sourced and I doubt they are suitable encylopedic if they were?


 * On the 16th of July in 1823 there was a traveller named William Wood walking back from Manchester to Eyam via Whaley Bridge after selling some of his cloth. He was travelling over Buxton Old Road - locally known as 'Disley tops' - and he was robbed for his £60 by bill of exchange and £10 in notes and murdered. William Wood was 32 years of age and left a widow and three children. The murder weapon was a large stone which smashed his skull into two. When Wood's body was found it was observed that there was a considerable hole in the ground where his skull had landed. It is said that the hole remains in the ground and no plants are able to grow in it. A local resident tells his account of the story:

"In 1859, thirty-six years after the murder, a local resident filled the hole with stones on several occasions, but each time they were found to be missing when he later visited the site. He tried filling the hole in with soil, tufts of grass, anything that looked like it might serve the purpose, but to no avail. The hole was always found to be empty when he next visited it.


 * "He reported strange happenings in the near vicinity of the hole. These included the sound of a large bird's flapping wings, even when there was no bird to be seen. Once he found a jacket draped over a wall near the hole, but it disappeared into thin air before he could touch it.


 * "It is said that since that time many people have tried to cover the hole, but no-one has yet succeeded in doing so. Even Nature refuses to cast her green fingers over the troubled spot."


 * As this occurance was so unusual there was a stone erected in memory of William Wood, it reads: WILLIAM WOOD, Eyam Derbyshire, Here MURDERED, July 16th, A.D. 1823, Prepare to meet Thy God. The murderers of William Wood were found, one, Charles Taylor was arrested on July 18th when he tried to pass the bill of exchange. He confessed the crime and named the other two murderers as Dale and Platt, Dale was arrested and executed on 21st April 1824. Platt was never caught. Charles Taylor attempted suicide but failed, in his attempt he injured himself so badly that he died later.

Billlion (talk) 09:56, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * The Murder Stone does of course exist, and is mentioned in several guide books. I am more inclined to include it than not, but agree that perhaps the length of the section about it was disproportionate and needs referencing. It would seem that http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Eyam/WmWood1791.html was the source.

WhaleyTim (talk) 10:37, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Prehistory
I have added a small paragraph on local prehistory - Some of the references are possibly a little 'flakey', but I hope to improve these later. Sorry about the multiple edits to get the links to format properly. WhaleyTim (talk) 18:46, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Local AfD
Please comment at Articles for deletion/B5470 road.  Rcsprinter123    (collogue)  22:34, 22 November 2015 (UTC)