Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Fitzroy Tavern

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The result of the debate was KEEP. -Splash 01:55, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fitzroy Tavern

Non-notable pub; claims it used to be famous and now intellectuals hang out there. Paul Klenk 06:49, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

• Weak keep, although I'd like a list of what intellectuals hung out there, the fact that it gave its name to a district of London gives it a slight notability. Zoe 06:52, August 28, 2005 (UTC) Having read the Dottore's comments below, I change my vote to delete, nn tavern. Zoe 07:15, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

Zoe, that's a good reason to merge this to an article about the district itself -- providing, of course, the district itself is in fact notable. Paul Klenk

• Keep; I intend to develop this article further. Sjc 07:02, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete The pub did NOT give rise to the name of the neighbourhood; the assertion is false! The linked article Fitzrovia even says as much. Dottore So 07:07, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• A lot of Google hits, difficult to find the relevant ones. Dylan Thomas and George Orwell used to be there, according to this page. Keep, iff more can be made of this connection. Tupsharru 07:28, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. It didn't give rise to the name of Fitzrovia, but it was frequented by Dylan Thomas, Augustus John, and George Orwell. --Tony Sidaway^Talk 07:31, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Ok, fair enough. Also seems [zoe] had lunch there. Weak keep Dottore So 07:38, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Damn, that London trip is all a blur.  :) Zoe 07:58, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

• Keep if expanded. Has the basis for an interesting article. Cnwb 07:48, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. I was going to recommend deletion, but it's starting to look interesting. (And how come I've never come across this place before???!! I spent much of the early 1980s hanging around the Tottenham Court Road area.) --Finbarr Saunders 08:23, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, but move to Fitzroy Tavern (London). There must be hundreds of Fitzroy Taverns (my local is a Fitzroy Tavern - on the other side of the planet from this one!) Grutness...wha? 09:04, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
  • It's probably the only famous one, so no need to disambiguate unless and until necessary. --Tony Sidaway^Talk 11:00, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• We have the Eagle and Child, so we might actually keep this one. Pilatus 10:43, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep on it's stomping grounds of.. merits. (Ignore my Cambridge bias here). Alf 10:54, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, but a little more information in the article would be welcome before this process closes. --Bhadani 14:48, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and expand as it does have significant literary connections. It's a nice pub, and this looks like a good excuse for a visit later in the week... Sliggy 20:45, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep I've made a few changes. CalJW 21:49, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

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