Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Crosby Street


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 08:08, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Crosby Street

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No evidence this former road is notable. StarM 03:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.   --  StarM  03:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete No evidence of notability, no evidence really of anything other than seemingly original research. Unsourced, no refs, no cites, no need to remain--EmperorofPeopleEverywhere (talk) 04:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It is now sourced, with refs and cites. --Oakshade (talk) 23:32, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - Found at least a couple of non-trivial secondary sources about this street in g-books,  (including by noted writer and civil engineer James Elmes) thus indicating passing WP:NOTABILITY --Oakshade (talk) 04:17, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If someone writes an article on Sir John Crosby (merchant) or Crosby Hall, this entry could be folded into it, since the Hall and the person gave their name to the street and usually streets are named after notable individuals. (Possible sources: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sir+John+Crosby+1466&meta=) - Mgm|(talk) 11:27, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep There are adequate sources. I think there will always be adequate sources for any present or past street in the City. I think, if it comes to that, you could probably write a book about any such street. DGG (talk) 01:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Very non-notable street, most streets are not notable. Having sources does not make them notable. I could find a few sources regarding Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove, but it would not make that road notable! Delete (along with all the other little London streets. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenuk1985 (talk • contribs) 21:53, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If there were non-trivial sources on Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove and assuming they were reliable and independent of the subject (as they are for this one), then that too would pass WP:NOTABILITY even if a wikipedia user thinks it shouldn't. --Oakshade (talk) 23:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. From the description given of its location this street can't have been more than about 100 metres long to fit into the space described, and probably considerably less. Many of the streets around it, such as Leadenhall Street and St Mary Axe are undoubtably notable, but I can't see any justification in the sources offered to keep this one. Crosby Hall was on Crosby Square, not Crosby Street, and one of the sources given above describes Crosby Street as "a passage only". We're not talking about a city laid out on a grid system here, but one which inherits its layout from the middle ages. There are "streets" that are actually just short walkways leading from one main thoroughfare to another, and this seems to have been one of them. Phil Bridger (talk) 00:19, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * A street (or passageway) can pass WP:NOTABILITY, as this one does, no matter what the length. --Oakshade (talk) 00:43, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment See WP:STREET, if it can be justified that this article is within the 150 most notable streets in London, then by all means keep it. There is no need to have WP articles for every street. jenuk1985 (talk) 01:12, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If we're talking about this essay (not even a proposed guideline) first of all, the London metropolitan area has over 13 million people, so that means 260. London is the capitol of the UK and historically the British Empire and still the British Commonwealth.  Double that.  Add the international financial and cultural importance of this city and you can triple that.  Besides, if a street passes WP:NOTABILITY as this one does, an arbitrary "formula" as stipulated in WP:STREET is irrelevant. --Oakshade (talk) 02:03, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete/Merge Streets are generally not notable. Reywas92 Talk  00:19, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Really? Care to elaborate how streets that pass WP:NOTABILITY aren't notable by virtue of being a street? --Oakshade (talk) 01:47, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


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