Talk:Anglo-Saxon architecture

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Northhamptonshire should read Northamptonshire

Assessment[edit]

The strengths of this article are its introduction, its section on Historical context and its list of links which work.

Its main weakness lies in the fact that it doesn't give the reader a clear picture of what one might see in a building of this designation. What characteristics do Anglo-Saxon buildings have in common, apart from the typical decorations?

The lists include the most/all the best-known buildings of the period. But when I followed the links to some of them, the info was a stub. The significance of Bradford on Avon as one of the most complete and unaltered examples, for example, is not indicated either here or there!

The diagrams need to be integrated and given relevance with descriptive text. A photo of one of the best examples is needed at the top of the page, rather than that excellent picure of details which needs to be further down.

The article needs referencing. It needs inline referencing for any statement that might be questioned, or any claim that is made, or quotation.

For example:- "Greensted church has a nave of logs and a brick chancel" doesn't require inline referencing if there is a bibliography.

but "Greensted Church is the oldest wooden church in Europe" demands citing an inline reference.

There should be a bibliography of all books and websites consulted in the writing of the article.

--Amandajm 11:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Canute's Palace[edit]

I can find no reference to this structure on the Internet, yet I have visited it. it is quite substantial and opposite the Red Funnel ferry terminalin Southampton. It is made of stone with two storeys.--Streona (talk) 13:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Despite its name, this is a Norman house. See, for instance, Britannica. Warofdreams talk 23:58, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Coptic?[edit]

...Coptic influenced architecture in the early period;. Coptic. How would a Coptic architectural influence have been transmitted? In the rotogravure section of the Sunday paper? Who would suggest this connection in print?--Wetman (talk) 22:05, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Some Coptic links with Irish Insular Christianity are pretty generally accepted, but that is usually connected with manuscript illumination. Not sure I've heard the suggestion re Anglo-Saxon archictecture before. Johnbod (talk) 00:44, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Concrete?[edit]

What is the basis of the claim that the Anglo-Saxons rediscovered concrete? What function did the Anglo-Saxon version of concrete have in its structures, or did it have no significant role? Pittsburgh Poet (talk) 14:59, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

??? where is this in the article? Johnbod (talk) 15:16, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

St George's Tower, Oxford[edit]

Recent arguments and recently uncovered archaeological evidence have raised the possibility of St George's Tower, Oxford being a Saxon tower commanding the gate into the burh of Oxford. (This is an entirely different structure than the west tower of the church of St Michael at the North Gate.) A purely defensive structure of this sort as a survival from Anglo-Saxon times would be, I believe, unparalleled in England, and very rare in Europe. These theories have gained the acceptance of many architectural historians and I am going to insert as much into the article. Do feel free to contest the necessity of this action, but understand that I will not be asserting that these theories are absolutely provable. Brandt Nightingale (talk) 17:28, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Make sure you use the secondary sourcing, which you say exists. Johnbod (talk) 17:41, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]