Talk:Langtry Manor

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	It is requested that a photograph or photographs of the house, foundation stone and "1877 collection" be included in this article to improve its quality. Wikipedians in Dorset may be able to help!
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[edit] Deletion

Would have tagged for deletion but, wasn't sure what category to use. The Manor is not the subject of the series. It was the subject of a single episode. At most it should get a mention in the article on the series if one exists. Jasynnash2 (talk) 12:52, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• My take is that it is probably notable, because was allegedly built by the future King Edward VII to the throne for his mistress Lillie Langtry, and used by them both for entertaining. But we need verifiable references: ideally books and/or historical journal articles (the hotel website isn't a objective source). If someone could upload a public domain or GFDL image that would be good, too. - Pointillist (talk) 14:38, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually it is the subject of two series, the latest aired on May 21st with a revisit to the Langtry. My information comes directly from Tara Howard the current owner. I am not sure how to do the citations etc. The hotel is historic in the fact it was built by Edward VII, Lillie was his mistress. The Howard family did restore the building after it was sued as offices. When they stipped the walls of the newer covering some of the old paintings and tapestry was found, most of the items are original. There is even Lillie's signature in a window which she may have carved with a diamond ring - though no proof exist it was her who did it.

There is much history to the hotel and would be useful if some of the Dorset historians added to this article. Stormy Waters —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.138.53 (talk) 22:38, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• Hi Stormy Waters and thanks for joining in. If you are in touch with the current owners of Langtry Manor, they may already have some historical materials and/or photographs that can be used to strengthen the article. For the materials, all you need is the usual stuff for citations. For images, the copyright holder has to release them for use on Wikipedia. Ideally they would upload the materials themselves, but otherwise there is a procedure for getting permission by email - I can point you in the right direction for this. For general help on citations and image uploads, I have taken the liberty of creating a "user talk page" for you and putting the links there. You can find this at User talk:Stormy Waters, or just click on the "my talk" link at the top of the page (when you are logged in). The bottom line is that if you can find good material lots of editors here will be happy to help you get it into Wikipedia. - Pointillist (talk) 00:21, 23 May 2008 (UTC)