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• Perhaps someone who really knows local history could add to this, and anyone with nice pictures could add them.

[edit] History

User:JFBurton deleted the link [1] which I believe was there as it was used as source for some of the article. Perhaps JFBurton could tell us which part is nonsense (perhaps it is!) and point us to a more accurate source. Billlion 21:12, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Although I am no expert in the field of local history, there seems to be nothing in the link that is at major variance from that which I have read elsewhere about the history of the town WhaleyTim 13:12, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Maybe someone who is in Whaley could wonder in to the library and see it there is a definitive local history to check. I suspect there is but I am thousands of miles away just now! Billlion 15:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Looks like one for me then :) WhaleyTim 16:08, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whaley Hall

The following was added to the wrong section, and looks like an honest attempt by a newbe. Is Whaley Hall and the Community there sufficiently WP:N notable? Should it be mentioned in teh Wb article? Is it notable enough either as a building or as a community to be worth its own article? In either case we would need WP:V verifiable sources. If WH is mentioned should we also list the main churces in the village? Billlion (talk) 22:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Whaley Bridge is also home to the Community of the King of love, Whaley Hall. The Community was the first ecumenical community in England. Its traditions are Anglican, Catholic, and Methodist.

The history of the Hall goes back to the Tudor period, and in the 17th century it was owned by the then Duke of Portland, under the Manor of Cresswell.

The Community Chapel is dedicated to Christ the King, and was Consecrated by the Bishop of Derby.

Every year the Community celebrate Corpus Christi, for which different traditions come together as one. After the Mass the Blessed Sacrament is then carried through Whaley Bridge in a Procession.

The Community has a ring of 12 bells, the oldest bell was cast in 1400 and is one of the oldest bells in England.

The Community has a very fine collection of Relics which are held in the Oratory of the Saints.

Every day the great Bell Emmanuel rings out at 12 Noon and 6pm for the Angelus, the bell was rescued by the Community from Glasgow, and was the only bell to ring out over Glasgow during World War II to announce enermy fire, this saving many lives.

The Community has many people that come and stay for Retreats, Pilgrimage, and time out or even to run courses, each year around sixteen thousand people visit the Community.

• Agree with your comments Billion. If verifiable, I would say that being 'the first ecumenical community in England' may make it notable (but would it be notable if it were the only ecumenical community in England?) - I would say that it's recorded contribution to ecumenicalism (have I got that right?) might be a deciding factor. I have to admit, in the last twenty years or so I cannot recall the Blessed Sacrement being carried through Whaley Bridge in a Procession - but maybe I spend too much time in the Sheps. As a lapsed Methodist I find the conjunction of Mass and the Methodist tradition most peculiar. WhaleyTim (talk) 04:33, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Whaley Hall recent edits

I don't think they are specifically a gay community, they do have "relics" (I saw this in the local paper, the "Review"), probably not St Nic's pants(!) and they do have some bells. Relics and Bells were both mentioned in the bit above we deleted before. I think I'll just delete this again?Billlion (talk) 20:25, 21 May 2008 (UTC)