Talk:Falmouth, Cornwall

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Are Cornwall and England not separate entities? I don't really want to get into a civil war on the subject.  :) RickK 05:28 13 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Okay, I'll bring this up on Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (city names) - Efghij

Article needs lots of flesh... 'HARBORS' NOTES THAT Falmouth Harbor is possible contender for second largest natural harbor in the whole world. THAT certainly deserves more mention than references to business shifts and tourism! fabartus@comcast.net

I hold copyright for this piece (including the maps) that I wrote hurriedly for the Jacob's Ladder Inn in Falmouth: About Falmouth. (They're friends of mine, I did their website as a not-for-profit task.) While I have no great commercial motive here, I think if I do it would be only polite to mention the Inn and provide a link (although I do not need their permission, I think it would be good form). Hope that might be OK. I think it could use a bit of revising too, but it was very hurried. Tarquin Binary 02:08, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

I have revised this quite a bit. I haven't thrown anything away, but moved them into a more logical order - I hope - and provided headings. I also added the Falmouth College piece, and linked it to the Wiki article, since it is a major part of the town. Whilst the port may well have declined, it is still a major working port and docks. The same could be said of its tourism economy, it is much more likely to be a day visit destination than a base.LessHeard vanU 22:30, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the tidy up, it was probably long overdue. It also shows that there is a huge gap in the history - the development of the town needs to be seen in context with the mail packets. Geof Sheppard 08:31, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notable visitors

Do we really need a notable visitors section? I'm sure Florence Nightingale visited lots of places but that doesn't make it notable information. Perhaps this information would be better spread over over sections like history. Any comments? Mammal4 10:12, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Ok this is getting a bit unbalanced now - we have a few short paragraphs detailing Falmouth's history etc, and then three sections on people or fictional characters with sometimes very tenuous links to the town - i think that this needs to be rewritten. Mammal4 13:14, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re-Write Falmouth

I hope so! Is reading Dunstan, Bob (1975). The Book of Falmouth and Penryn: the story of two towns. Chesham, Buckinghamshire: Barracuda Books. ISBN 0-86023-002-3.  a good start?

I see User:Mammal4 is in the Penwith Wikiproject can she/he advise us ?

BTW Tarquin's link is broken and the Jacob's Ladder Inn is closed for re-furbishment.

===Vernon White (talk) 22:13, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Sure - I haven't read this one myself, but any book written specifically about Falmouth would be a good place to start. For an idea of how these articles should be structured take a look at St Buryan, which has recently been graded as a good article. There are also some ideas on the Penwith wikiproject page although these are a little out of date. have fun! Mammal4 07:10, 25 October 2006 (UTC)