Talk:Beccles bell tower

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Notability?[edit]

In the flat area of East Anglia known as the Norfolk Broads, the Beccles bell tower can be seen from locations twenty miles in every direction. The tower is five hundred years old. True, it isn't 110 storeys tall; it doesn't have a revolving restaurant (complete with tropical-fish aquarium) at the top; it isn't sponsored by some American corporate behemoth for its "naming rights"; it doesn't have a flashing neon advertising sign; it doesn't even have a nightly fireworks display. By American standards, the bell tower at Beccles doesn't amount to much. Nonetheless, I'm guessing that the bell tower will be standing long after ...

Clearly, space in Wikipedia is precious. Space is needed for every three-chord garage band on the planet. Space is needed for every Japanese manga and anime character ever conceived. Space is needed for every self-promoting widget-maker, no-credits actress, and beauty spa west of the Potomac. Beccles just clogs up progress. Off with its tower! PeterHuntington 00:11, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

...yes![edit]

I second this. This excellent article deserves to remain, in spite of the usual knee-jerk Anglophobia it has inspired. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.100.182.43 (talk) 17:31, 15 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Expert review[edit]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

The result was: The topic is notable. --B. Wolterding 09:00, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This review has been announced on the talk page of WikiProject England. Comments should be added on this page, below.

As part of the Notability wikiproject, I am trying to sort out whether this topic is notable enough to have its own article. The article is, unfortunately, completely unsourced. Google books give me some hits where the tower is at least briefly mentioned, but it's impossible to properly source this lenghty article in that way. What do you think - are there enough sources that would warrant an own article for the tower? Or perhaps the article should be shortened to verifiable information and merged into Beccles?

Your opinions are welcome; please add your comments below. --B. Wolterding 18:13, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The tower has been listed since 1971 by English Heritage (a reliable and independent source) - see http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=362923 - and was discussed in "Notes and Queries" in 1905 - I feel it is definately notable enough for wikipedia & I will do a little editing of the article adding references as appropriate.— Rod ^talk 18:38, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! That sounds conclusive - I will remove the notability tag. Sources are however sorely lacking. --B. Wolterding 09:00, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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