Template:Did you know nominations/Caludon Castle

Caludon Castle
Created/expanded by HJ Mitchell (talk). Self nom at 01:18, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * ... that a grey sandstone wall (pictured) is all that remains of the pre-Norman Caludon Castle in Coventry?


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 * Symbol question.svg Date, size, sources, image copyright check out. A well-done article, however I have a problem with the hook: the article states that the castle is a 14th-century structure ("rebuilt as a castle in 1305"), that the remains date from the mid-14th century reconstruction, and that prior to this there was a "house" or "manor" on the site, which in turn is clearly attested only since the 13th century. This is not the same as saying that the castle itself is pre-Norman. The hook should be rephrased accordingly. Constantine  ✍  18:50, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Well the site is pre-Norman, and there have been several buildings there over the centuries, probably built from pretty much the same bricks. It could be rephrased as "is the only surviving trace of a pre-Norman site" or some such, but that's much less hook-y, and doesn't convey nearly as well that the most interesting thing about the place is the representation of c.1,000 years of history in that wall fragment. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  21:54, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The site is pre-Norman, but not the castle. "... that a grey sandstone wall (pictured) all that remains of the 14th-century Caludon Castle in Coventry?" would be OK, or "... that a grey sandstone wall (pictured) is all that remains of the Caludon Castle in Coventry, whose history stretches back to pre-Norman times?", but the present hook is misleading. Constantine  ✍  05:21, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't think it's misleading; it's just overly condensed, but I can see your point. Your second suggestion works, though. Just without the definite article—it's Caludon Castle, not the Caludon Castle (rather like Buckingham Palace isn't "the Buckingham Palace"). HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  15:15, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Great! Then it's Symbol confirmed.svg all go for ALT1 "... that a grey sandstone wall (pictured) is all that remains of Caludon Castle in Coventry, whose history stretches back to pre-Norman times?" Constantine  ✍  17:39, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much! HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  22:50, 30 August 2012 (UTC)