Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Clarence ballroom


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The result was delete. Mango juice talk 19:01, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Clarence ballroom

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No real indication of notability. The article doesn't even really discuss the ballroom. It has been filled with irrelevant text, and is really a pedestal for WP:SPAM promoting the Marquis Community Association. Also, this article does not contain a single WP:RS. Delete. Evb-wiki (talk) 12:39, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep and Merge The reason I think it is notable, is the connection to royalty. Should be in the South Wigston article though. Both articles need major work. scope_creep (talk) 12:54, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Per nom, no notability at all (connection to royalty only that it was, like a zillion other public houses, named after one, nothing more)  nancy  14:36, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. The article would need a complete rewrite to be kept, as well as needing sources. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:05, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete No independent notability, no sources, Being named after royalty does not make something notable. DGG (talk) 11:14, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete If, and only if, the article can be properly sourced I will reconsider. But at this point the author has not accepted my offer of help to clean the article and bring it into line. One or two sentences in the South Wigston article ought be sufficient but that doesn't require a merge. JodyBtalk 12:37, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Refactored to move article's author's comments from the top of the page. JodyBtalk 00:34, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

--Marquisofqueensbury (talk) 21:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC) Ive been working on a project for 10 months and uncovered quite a lot of information about this landmark building, ive used this service on and off for quite some time and it would be nice to put something back. still learning how to use wikipedia its a major landmark buiding within the area of south wigston. ive got all the sourceing just never editied pages b4

1896 Leicestershire and Rutland Directory C.N. Wright.{source}

South wigston formerly an outlying hamlet, and containing only a few houses west of the railway, has during the last twelve years, developed into a considerable suburb, containing upwards of 700 houses with a population of upwards of 2500, including a large timber yard and building works three boot and shoe factories, elastic web works, biscuit manufactory, an iron foundry and some good retail shops, there are church to which a vicar has been appointed, and mission rooms for dissenting bodies. A board school has been erected at a cost of upwards of £4000. There are two large hotels, also a coffee house, a fine building standing on the Blaby Road, with concert hall, bagatelle room, and skittle alley attached.

The Archive Photograph Series. Wigston Magna & South. {source}The Duke Of Clarence Hotel. c. 1903 Situated on blaby road, this was very much the centre of south wigston’s social life for the first 50 years of the new township, Also accommodating the Clarence Assembly Rooms, most major civic functions were held here as were dances and film shows. In a later guise as the Gaiety one of the rooms was named after Girtie Gitana, a famous singer of the early yeary of the century. She married Don Ross of Wigston and retained links with the town until her death in 1957. Her grave is in Wigston cemetery.

Historic Buildings are a precious and finite asset, and powerful reminders to us of the work and way of life of earlier generations. The richness of this country’s architectural heritage plays an influential part in our sense of national and regional identity. Your favourite views of England – street, village, town or city....

Redevelopment of the Clarence Assembly Rooms improvements on the building need to be made to ensure the future and the wellbeing of the people that live in the local community, it is in a conservation area, an area of regeneration and it should be at the forefront of any regeneration plans within the area, as well as outline villages.

The Clarence ballroom has a great history of boxing and kick boxing also amateur dramatics which have not been in the premises for a number of years, Likewise Music performances, tony cristie, the kinks, aker Bilk, The dallas boys, shawaddywaddy. The corvettes with Johnny Daran, the nomads, lorraine gray and chaperones, the drumbeats, Manfred mann, the mystics, jimmy nicol aka the beatles, bern elliot & the Klan, the autocrats, the kirkby’s, the clansmen, king size taylor with the griff parry five, neil landon and the Burnettes, Brian Bass and the brewers, cadillac and the playboys, the johnnie taylor star combo to name but a few from the sixties.

History of people that have fought and trained in the sport of boxing see below: Andy Eagon eleven fights, one loss. Neil Simpson forty fights, lost twelve. British title won, commonwealth title won, IBO world title lost. Scott Landsdown twenty fights, five lost, midlands title won, inter continental title won. Jason Squires thirteen fights, eleven wins and one draw and one loss. Paul Squires four fights and four wins. Carlton Williams twentyeight fights, nineteen wins, nine losses, grand masters champion. Warren Slaney, nine fights, eight wins, one loss. Mark Pain, nineteen fights, four losses, British title won. Gareth Pain, twenty two fights, lost four, masters title won, midlands title won. Dean Pithey, twenty seven fights, three losses, British title lost, common wealth title won.--Marquisofqueensbury (talk) 21:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
 * The article as written is nonsense, so delete and start from scratch. Sorry, but as written it will take too much work for even me. Bearian (talk) 18:02, 26 November 2007 (UTC)


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