Talk:Eaton Hall (Cheshire)
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- If possible (given it is a private estate) new, modern photos should be considered.
- Sectioning of the article may help improve clarity and act as "markers" for people reading the article. Ideas for appropriate sections might include "History", "Occupancy", "Interior", "Grounds", along with the usual "External Links", "References and Citations", and so on.
- References and Citations are crucial for wikipedia, and so these must be added, especially if article is expanded. Make sure that as many as possible are "in-line" citations.(See WP:References, WP:V, and WP:CITE for guidance.)
DDStretch (talk) 22:01, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
This page now need some serious work to be encyclopedic, there suddenly seem to be a lot of new editors on the page which is great, so I am reluctant to edit out others contributions, (apart from link to Roman Abramovich which truly - come on be serious - was nothing to do with Eaton Hall. On a more serious note:
1: " This was probably the most expensive building project ever on an English country house, costing six hundred thousand pounds" Probably - was it, or was it not?
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- It's suggested as a possibilty in reputable sources, (including Summerson's History of British Architecture I think) but it is not something on which there can be certainty. Most aristocratic builders were slapdash record keepers. No one knows how much Lord Burghley spent on Theobalds (indeed he probably didn't himself). Also estimates of inflation between different centuries are just that, estimates, not facts. Gillian Tipson 00:13, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
2: "he was a duke by the time the work was finished" when , where and why, one was not made a Duke for building a house.
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- 1874 I think. I'll check it's mentioned in his article. Gillian Tipson 00:13, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
3: Nice pictures but arranged like that , they look like container ends in a mortuary. Giano | talk 20:54, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
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- How charming you are. Gillian Tipson 00:13, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- So are you, Sockscription. Bishonen | talk 18:33, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- How charming you are. Gillian Tipson 00:13, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
New Pictures: I was wondering if anyone who has the ability to visit the gardens could snap a few good photos of the new estate. The renovations/demolition (crimes) have altered it quite a bit...
Holt Castle became the source of much of the stone for Eaton Hall during the 1675 to 1683 building phase [1] by Thomas Grosvenor- If someone would like to let me know what photographs are required, I can get some pictures - but it's a private estate and I might have to write to the estate's office to gain access (Unless there's some kind of open day). --Joopercoopers 16:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
- Perhaps something like this? --Joopercoopers 16:53, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
