Talk:Old Exe Bridge

Great work on getting this to FA, Harry! One very important reference source is missing:

• {{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Stewart |title=The Medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and Excavation of Waterfront Houses, Exeter |date=2019 |publisher=Devon Archaeological Society |location=Exeter |isbn=978-0-9527899-2-5}}

The ISBN is to the hardback version, the softback is 978-0-9527899-1-8. It's 195 pages. Maybe it should be added as Further Reading. Best,  —SMALLJIM  23:37, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

:{{u|Smalljim}}, thanks Jim. I hadn't come across that in my research. Interestingly, it's not cited by any of the other books. It obviously wasn't widely published. Amazon doesn't have it(!) and nowhere else seems to have a copy for sale. It's in Exeter library and a handful of university libraries but that's about it. I'll add it as further reading and see if I can get down to Exeter for a day in the library at some point but it's unlikely to be this side of Christmas. Perhaps you fancy a pint or a coffee in the new year? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:33, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

::The book was only published two years ago so it postdates most of the other sources. It's a lovely book that goes into extraordinary detail. I picked up my copy at some open day, I think. If you really want a copy, there's a softback edition for sale on AbeBooks for a tenner (no ISBN in listing, search for title). Coffee? Well, maybe! Do let me know if you plan to come down.  —SMALLJIM  20:16, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

:::{{u|Smalljim}}, A tenner's not bad (plus an extra £3 P&P). We'll see what information it holds. I'll still pop down to Exeter in the new year though. The city war memorial is still on my list! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:21, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

"It underwent significant rebuilding in the 17th and 19th centuries after it was set alight during the English Civil War." I find no elaboration of the important 17th century events in the article. Thanks. Spicemix (talk) 12:17, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

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Last month the Royal Albert Memorial Museum got in touch with Wikimedia UK to ask for help uploading a few dozen images. We put them on Commons yesterday, and there are a couple of St Edmund's Church at some point between 1840 and 1890, when it was still surrounded by houses. I'll post a message on WikiProject Devon later but thought I'd mention this one here in case it's useful. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 10:20, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

:That's amazing, {{U|Richard Nevell (WMUK)|Richard}}! I'm really pleased to see the RAMM getting involved. There's some incredible stuff even in just that small selection. I love old photographs and paintings I can illustrate articles with! There are some great paintings of the city gates as well that would look great in an article. :File:The Ancient Bridge, Exeter.jpg is this bridge as well. I've added that and :File:Church of St Edmunds and Old Houses, Exeter.jpg to the article, where I think they make a wonderful addition. Please pass my thanks on to your contacts at the museum and let me know if anything more is happening in collaboration with them. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:29, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

::I hadn't even twigged there was a third image (though it seems obvious now)! Which is why it's handy sharing the images with people who know the subjects. The city gates had caught my eye too. I'll pass on your thanks. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 11:38, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

File:Church of St Edmunds and Old Houses, Exeter.jpg|Anonymous watercolour painting, dated 1840-1890

File:Old Houses, Exeter (demolished for St Edmund’s Church c.1870).jpg|Anonymous oil painting, dated 1840-1860