Talk:St Michael's Church, Marbury

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Alternative/additional images

There's a possibly better photo on Geograph for the church: [1], as well as a couple that show the church in the background of the mere -- this one of mine [2] for which I could probably upload a higher res/cropped version if desired, and also this rather nice one from Mike Harris [3]. Espresso Addict 12:01, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that all three are much better as pictures, but the article is basically on architecture and all the suggested pictures show the church in the distance. These pictures would look good in the Marbury article but that is already overcrowded with images. I should be pleased for the image in the infobox to be replaced with a technically better one but personally I think it should show the architecture rather than the (beautiful) setting. Peter I. Vardy 13:20, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

True. It's a sadly dreary picture of a beautiful church in a gorgeous setting, though. I wonder if one of the others could be incorporated into a gallery? It's a pity the infobox is so long, as it inhibits the addition of other images. I have a reference on Marbury, which has a page on the church with a little more detail (Wrenbury & Marbury: The History of Two Parishes and the Nearby Villages, Frank A. Latham, ed., Local History Groups; 1999); unfortunately it contradicts the oldest pulpit fact, though I don't know how authoritative it is. Unfortunately, Pevsner doesn't go beyond a description of the pulpit. Espresso Addict 13:37, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The contradiction re the age of the pulpit could be that there is an older one in Mellor, which became part of Cheshire in 1936 (Richards, p.226) but is now in Greater Manchester. Please feel free to edit, add a gallery (which might help to balance the infobox), etc. Peter I. Vardy 13:52, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That probably explains it (Latham gives it as the 2nd oldest). I've added some detail from Latham & Pevsner, plus one of Mike's images, which I think shows the church in its rather unusual surroundings. Even with the extra text, however, it still looks a bit odd -- is there any way of shortening the infobox, perhaps leaving out the location map? Espresso Addict 15:17, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the extra text and the image which is a considerable improvement. I am reluctant to delete the map from the infobox because I don't think many people know whereabouts Marbury is in Cheshire. And after all an encyclopaedia is intended to give information, rather than to look nice – although it's best if it can do both. (The stubs look even "worse".) How about a gallery with the 3 images? That might do the trick! Peter I. Vardy 16:21, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose as it's within walking distance of where I'm typing, I'm hardly the person to comment! Espresso Addict 18:38, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've swapped a cropped version of one of Mike's images with the one in the infobox. See what you think. Espresso Addict 19:31, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's much better. I did not realise when I started the article that I was so close to you! Do you think the page looks better now – I do. Many thanks. How about a photo of the pulpit? Peter I. Vardy 08:40, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I might give it a go when I'm next over there, but I'd probably have to pluck up my courage to ask permission in advance -- I tried in Nantwich church a couple of months back and was roundly told that it wasn't permitted by someone who'd never heard of Wikipedia! Espresso Addict 09:53, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]