Template talk:Public art in London
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Murals
What about adding a section on murals – do we have any eligible articles? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:50, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial
Should
- I thought you might pick up on this! I've separated them as the two statues are of different dates, but I don't feel too strongly about this if you'd rather change it. We could even have it both ways, with the statues listed individually as well as the memorial. talk) 11:50, 1 December 2014 (UTC)]
Should statues that are indoors be considered "public art?
I think we should consider including both
- I think they would have to be in a place that is frequented by the public ordinarily, other than for the purpose of admiring art or architecture etc. Otherwise any work of art displayed in a free museum would count, which isn't what we want. W. P. Uzer (talk) 18:08, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
- I concur, I think that logic is very sound and would allow for statues of prominent people that happen to be indoors, like the Statue of Margaret Thatcher, Palace of Westminster both are.Fireflyfanboy (talk) 00:53, 16 March 2015 (UTC)]
- I'm not sure the Palace of Westminster is really a public place, though. Access is very restricted. It's not like a shopping mall, say. W. P. Uzer (talk) 07:21, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
- A shopping mall for lobbyists, surely. I don't think it is a public place either. Let's remove them. talk) 09:20, 16 March 2015 (UTC)]
- I bet to differ, members of the general public are free to tour, access is hardly that restricted.Fireflyfanboy (talk) 17:45, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
- Access is still restricted though, unlike the rest of the artworks which are in a publically accessible place at all times. talk) 11:16, 17 March 2015 (UTC)]
- Access is still restricted though, unlike the rest of the artworks which are in a publically accessible place at all times.
- I bet to differ, members of the general public are free to tour, access is hardly that restricted.Fireflyfanboy (talk) 17:45, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
- A shopping mall for lobbyists, surely. I don't think it is a public place either. Let's remove them.
- I'm not sure the Palace of Westminster is really a public place, though. Access is very restricted. It's not like a shopping mall, say. W. P. Uzer (talk) 07:21, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
- I concur, I think that logic is very sound and would allow for statues of prominent people that happen to be indoors, like the
Chronological order
I've changed my opinion, and now believe that it looks a complete mess to have the statues and memorials etc in chronological order. This isn't apparent to the casual reader of the template. What was the original rationale for this?
- @Cameron Cabinet}}. I think there's a case for the subgroups of "War memorials" to be chronological instead of the current arrangement—i.e. Pre-WWI, WWI, WWII and Post-WWII. (Some memorials, like the Cenotaph, would appear in both WWI and WWII.) Ham II (talk) 15:22, 14 May 2015 (UTC)]
- That's a brilliantly smart solution. I almost didn't want to raise this because I really appreciate the work you put in here. It does certainly make sense for war memorials to be in chronological order to better reflect history. Thank you once again! talk) 19:30, 14 May 2015 (UTC)]
- That's a brilliantly smart solution. I almost didn't want to raise this because I really appreciate the work you put in here. It does certainly make sense for war memorials to be in chronological order to better reflect history. Thank you once again!
Joseph Lister Memorial
Joseph Lister Memorial should be added, but I'm not sure where exactly. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:41, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
- Don't worry; I'll do it in a job lot with the remaining blue links here. I just need to add more formatting to those and create their Wikidata items, then I'll add them here. Ham II (talk) 22:26, 24 November 2015 (UTC)]
- Thank you! I did add George Canning. ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:25, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
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Inclusion of link to statue of Keith Park within template https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Statue_of_Keith_Park,_Waterloo_Place,_London Wilsonjimwilson (talk) 06:27, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
- Not done for now: There should be an individual Wikipedia article for the statue of Keith Park to be included in the template. regards, DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 08:09, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
Adding Temple Bar Memorial
I feel that the Temple Bar, London#Temple Bar Memorial should be included in the template somewhere but I can't quite figure out where it belongs. Gusfriend (talk) 11:14, 23 February 2022 (UTC)