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Contents 1 13 countries - list? 2 Confusing sentence 3 Lady Coventry 4 Date of construction 5 Foundations 6 Appearance in movie?

[edit] 13 countries - list?

It would be nice if this "thirteen counties" claim could be validated with a list.

The 13 are listed here: http://www.oldstratforduponavon.com/images/broadwaytower2.jpg Brian8710 (talk) 04:13, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Confusing sentence

"Lady Coventry wondered if a beacon upon this hill could be seen from her house in Worcester, and sponsored the construction of the folly to find out." What does this mean? If the hill was there already and her Worcester house was already there, why would the tower make any difference? 67.49.247.73 00:56, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

The visibility of a beacon depends on its height above its surroundings and therefore a beacon or lighthouse has a "horizon" associated with it. --Jbergquist 05:37, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps as confused as confusing: "her house in Worcester" strikes me as a misunderstanding of "her house in Worcestershire" which would be Croome Court. Am I right in my hunch? --Wetman 14:04, 17 August 2007 (UTC),

I should also have mentioned that visibility depends on the intensity of the light source and the Inverse-square law so the answer would not necessarily be obvious. The Ordinance Survey References (Croome Court: SO 886 446, Broadway Tower: SP 114 363) indicate a separation of 24.3 km. --Jbergquist 22:34, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lady Coventry

The Lady Coventry mentioned appears to be Barbara Coventry nee St John[1]. Her marriage to George Coventry in 1764 made her the Countess of Coventry. --Jbergquist 05:29, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Date of construction

There is a two year difference between the date of construction given in this article and the date given on the referenced external webpage. Is this perhaps accounted for by the difference between commencement and completion? If so it would be nice to qualify the date given in this article, or give both the commencement and completion dates. user Shoka, not logged in and idly wandering.

[edit] Foundations

I was in Broadway in December of 2007 and I was in a hotel there and the bar man told me that Broadway Tower had no foundations.

Would be interesting addition to the article if someone had hard proof.

203.171.75.67 (talk) 21:02, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, er, I'm no civil engineer, but given it sits on top of a rocky bluff with almost no soil cover, what point would deep foundations serve? Bob aka Linuxlad (talk) 21:44, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Appearance in movie?

Wasn't Broadway Tower featured in The Madness of King George? 68.17.222.86 (talk) 07:49, 25 May 2008 (UTC)