Talk:Oldway Mansion

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Text cleanup

The article has had a cleanup and a new image added.--Ianmacm 21:18, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New plans

Plans set to go on display for Oldway Mansion vision is in the newspaper today. Unlike the 2007 casino proposal which fizzled out, the hotel and homes plan looks likely (subject to some WP:CRYSTAL) to go ahead at some point.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 14:20, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Links to other articles

I've added a reference to tie into the mention of Oldway under First Civil Partnerships in UK, which also shows a picture of the main staircase. FYI, it's also mentioned in the BLP of Peter Scott-Morgan.LisaNotsimpson (talk) 13:02, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not entirely convinced about the notability of this in the context of Oldway Mansion, as this was not a UK-wide first, only an event involving a civil partnership in Devon. The sourcing at [1] was removed because it fails WP:SPS and the material at User:LisaNotsimpson suggests a possible conflict of interest..--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 13:30, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

October 2013

At the time of writing, it is possible to walk around the grounds at Oldway Mansion, but the building is now closed and it is unclear when it will reopen.[2] Also, one of the trees blew down in a storm, creating a rather forlorn look to the grounds.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 11:56, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

George Soudon Bridgman

Re this edit: the architect's name was Bridgman although it may look as though the "e" has gone missing. His marriage and death are recorded here. Other sources also have the correct spelling.[3]--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 05:28, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ghost in the mansion?

Oldway Mansion is in the national newspapers, see this video. To me, it looks like a non-Victorian person standing in the window with a mug of tea, and not very ghostly unless you are that way inclined. The mansion has been unused since 2013, but there are security guards and other people visiting.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 06:41, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't a ghost, it was a security guard.[4]--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 05:52, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Citation - "Tenders", The Builder, 1 March 1873, p. 176.

This section contains information about tenders already awarded, and records that the building contractor James Matcham of Plymouth had been awarded the construction contract, together with the amount of his tender <Dartmouth and South Hams Chronicle 28 February 1873, p2.>. Tenders had been invited the previous January <Western Morning News 25 January 1873 p1>, with no mention of Frank Matcham. It would have been highly unusual for a professional architect to cite one of his subordinates in such a context.Lapford (talk) 17:33, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dates vs text are nonsensical

The work was completed in 1873 Singer died on 23 July 1875, shortly before work on the original mansion was completed. 73.142.163.181 (talk) 16:13, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There may be a distinction between built and completed. The sourcing says that it was built in 1873, but there may have been other work to fit out the building. The source here says that it was built (or at least construction started) in 1873, and it may have continued up to the time of Singer's death in 1875. This Country Life article suggests that work on the mansion was ongoing for several years and continued after Singer's death. The problem is that the current wording in the article is contradictory, so it has been altered to reflect this.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 17:24, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]