Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Three-spired cathedrals in the United Kingdom


 * 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. Liz Read! Talk! 05:52, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Three-spired cathedrals in the United Kingdom

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'Three-spiredness' of British cathedrals is hardly a viable subject for an article, and indeed 80% of this article is off-topic, talking about the (three) cathedrals in question, their history, characteristics etc while barely mentioning their spires and number thereof. All such information duplicates content from the cathedrals' respective articles for no benefit. This article could make sense as a list article, but with only three cathedrals falling into the category, a list article would be redundant unwarranted. The three-spire link among the three cathedrals in question could be easily covered in the lead of their respective articles. This article has also got no inter-wikis and is little more than an orphan, with the bulk of incoming links coming from User pages and the one appearance on POTD. -- Deeday-UK (talk) 19:15, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Architecture and United Kingdom. Deeday-UK (talk) 19:15, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. Was WP:BEFORE followed? Google books has a large number of sources highlighting the unusual three-spired cathedral; many of which incorrectly assert that the Lichfield Cathedral is the only cathedral with that feature in the UK. However, this book confirms that there are only three cathedrals in the UK with this architectural feature. The issues presented here by the nominator are easily solved through editing. It would not be difficult to source the article and trim material not related to the spires. It would be fine also to turn this into a list article. In short, this should never have been taken to AFD, as WP:AFD is not cleanup. 4meter4 (talk) 20:03, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, WP:BEFORE was followed. No, I don't think this article is unsourced or untidy; I think it is pointless. Just add to the Lichfield, Truro, and St Mary's cathedral articles something like "it is one of only three cathedrals in the UK that have three spires, together with XX and XX cathedral". What else is there to say on the subject? Duplicating and fragmenting information across unnecessary articles does not improve the encyclopedia. --Deeday-UK (talk) 09:14, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –– FormalDude  (talk)  09:19, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete, I can't see any articles or studies particularly about '3-spired cathedrals in the United Kingdom' that would warrant creating a Wikipedia article. Because there's only three examples, there's not a great deal of point in renaming it List of three-spired cathedrals in the United Kingdom. We shouldn't be inventing a subject that hasn't been the subject of study 'off-Wikipedia' and writing about it, however interesting we think it might be. As Deeday-UK suggests above, why not add something brief to the articles on each of these cathedrals, to say they are one of only three in England? Three-spired cathedrals in the United Kingdom basically summarises what is in the main articles on each example, so it won't be missed. Sionk (talk) 21:34, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete page doesn't seem to assert notability for the topic even if individual cathedrals are notable. --WhoIs 127.0.0.1 ping/loopback 13:37, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. More of an essay than an encyclopaedia article. There's not enough literature to sustain an article on tri-spiredness. An article or list on spires of British cathedrals could possibly make for an article, but there's not really anything here that could serve as a useful starting point for such an article. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 16:05, 5 November 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.