User talk:Rotherstone

HMS Calliope (1884)
Hello Rotherstone! I would welcome you to Wikipedia, but I see that you contributed some years ago.

Do you know if there is any source we can use for your recent addition? I found mention of it in a blog, and another on a website maintained by a descendant of one of Calliope's crew, but nothing from a permanent website. I could not find anything on the church website, nor on the page for the church as a listed building.

Of course, a printed source would be sufficient-- a reliable source need not be online.

Regards, Kablammo (talk) 16:47, 20 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello Kablammo. I have never had a User talk message before so I don't know if this is the correct way to reply.


 * 3 sources for information about mahogany doors from HMS Calliope.


 * 1. 'THE HISTORY OF CHRIST CHURCH, NORTH SHIELDS' by Michael Scott 1996 ISBN 0 9528931 0 X
 * 2. TYNEMOUTH PARISH MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 1952 p 771 'History and Description of the Organ'
 * 3. TYNEMOUTH PARISH MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1953, p776 'A Description of Christ Church'


 * Rotherstone (talk) 17:31, 20 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Rotherstone, you have replied in the right way. I formatted it for you so you can see one way to format such replies.  It is common to indent replies, which is done using the colon.
 * Those look like good sources, especially the first one. Do you know who the publisher is, and in what city the publisher is located?  Also, what page(s) mention the provenance of the organ enclosure (or whatever it is)?  With that information I will add a cite to the article.  (Cites are always good, but in a featured article are practically required for most assertions.)  Best regards, Kablammo (talk) 19:39, 20 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello again Kablammo. The publisher of 'THE HISTORY OF CHRIST CHURCH, NORTH SHIELDS' was a small local firm in Newcastle upon Tyne but I do not have the name and it no longer exists. The page number is 23.


 * Regards Rotherstone.


 * Dear Kablammo. The info I gave last evening was incorrect - sorry. The publisher was CHRIST CHURCH NORTH SHIELDS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL. It was the printer who closed.


 * I could supply a photo of the organ with the paneling either side if you told me how to do it.
 * Regards Rotherstone.


 * I could help you with images, but there may not be room on the ship article. The church itself should have an article, as it is historic.  I have posted to a prolific contributor of excellent articles on historic churches to see if he is interested in the subject.  Regards, Kablammo (talk) 23:03, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

Church article-- work in process
R,, editor GuillaumeTell has begun a draft of an article on Christ Church in his userspace. User talk:GuillaumeTell/temp I am sure he would appreciate any images, interior and exterior, that you can provide. You can upload them to Wikipedia Commons yourself; it is an simpler process if you are the photographer. Let me know if you need any assistance. Kablammo (talk) 01:07, 29 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. The draft has now been moved by me into Wikipedia mainspace at Christ Church, North Shields. The External links at the end of the article lead to lots of old and new images of the outside and inside of the church, including some of the organ, BUT I can't find any images of the mahogany panels from HMS Calliope (1884).  If you could take a few photos of these, Kablammo and/or I can help you with uploading them.  Best wishes. --GuillaumeTell 15:01, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I now have photos of the panels from HMS Calliope. How can I send them? Rotherstone (talk) 08:46, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, good! Have a look at this Wikimedia Commons page, which tells you how to upload photos:


 * (click the following link:) []


 * It should be fairly straightforward, but if you have a problem get back to me (I'm just off to have an eye test but should be back at the computer by about 3.30pm). --GuillaumeTell 13:19, 11 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I also can help. You first upload the photos to your computer.  Give them a descriptive name (what the photo shows).  The Commons link GT gave you will walk you through it, but as it is your own work, permissions will not be an issue.  Once uploaded they can be assigned to categories.  GT or I can do that.  Kablammo (talk) 14:18, 11 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I have uploaded 3 photos. 2 views of the organ and case looking south and looking north. 1 general view of the organ in the west gallery.Please let me know if they arrive and if they are what you require.Rotherstone (talk) 15:19, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you Rotherstone. Here is a link to your contributions at Commons:    I think we can put one in the Calliope article next to the last section.  Perhaps one can also go in the church article.  Kablammo (talk) 15:53, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, thanks very much, Rotherstone. I've put the same file into the Christ Church article and will squeeze in the west gallery with organ as well.  --GuillaumeTell 17:43, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi G. Glad the updates were successful although I did get a red message informing me that the file names were the same when in fact they weren't and I ended up sending 2 copies of the same photo. Looking at the page for Christ Church I am puzzled. Under the photo of the church it states Christ Church and former vestry seen from the north. Most of that is incorrect. It is Christ Church viewed from south west, no old vestry is visible, it was around on the north side. I have written the most recent history of the church and hold masses of information and photos. However the uploading of info with all the shorthand and symbols is quite daunting.Rotherstone (talk) 07:54, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, you know the church and I don't, but if the prominent free-standing building with the hipped roof in front of the church in the photo isn't the old vestry, what is it? Pevsner et al says "N of the church, the former vestry, like a house, with a hipped roof on the end facing the church and a plain north gable. To this N gable an entirely sympathetic yet not unoriginal Parish Hall was added in 1984 by Rock Townsend." The photo is dated 2006 but there's no sign of the Parish Hall!  It's all very confusing (at least to me).  I'll be happy to correct the caption when this is sorted out. --GuillaumeTell 10:04, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * It is the church! Go to google earth and put in Christ Church, Preston Road,North Shields. Plan view will show the church has 3 bays, North Aisle, Nave and South Aisle all with hipped roofs. The old vestry on the north side was extended and enlarged to form the Parish Centre in 1984 - can be viewed from Preston Road on Street View. Also look at wwww.christchurchringers.org.uk for more views. Hope that helps. Rotherstone (talk) 11:21, 16 October 2012 (UTC)