# Talk:Bekonscot

I believe that Bekonscot is run by the Church Army. Seeking confirmation before I put in the article. Phil 16:08, Dec 19, 2003 (UTC)
Most of the article information was submitted by Grant James Gibson, a current employee of Bekonscot Ltd.

According to another article in Wikipedia, Tiny Town in Colorado was founded in 1921. In a linked article Timmy Dunn says that Bekonscot was founded sometimes around the mid 1920. So which is really the oldest model village?--Peter Walt A. (talk) 01:06, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, I've just found a couple of references to back up Bekonscots' claim, one of which is from the BBC, so fairly reliable. TalkIslander 01:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Bekonscot was built in various forms circa 1920 but only opened to the public in 1929. There were earlier model villages and indeed Tiny Town is a miniature town of a different kind. If clarification is needed then I can update the Bekonscot website to affirm these statements. Timmydunn (talk) 21:43, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

I find that a mighty peculiar assertion!  Legoland Windsor is very obviously almost entirely taken from Legoland Billund, which has been around for years.  It may be that orignal legoland was inspired by Bekonscot, but in the absence of any reference it's impossible to say.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiki benguin (talk • contribs) 09:25, 24 May 2008 (UTC) 

You will find the assertion in my book - Bekonscot Model Village - published by Jarrold 2004. This was a fact given to me by the model making team at Legoland Windsor who built Legoland and worked with my colleagues at Bekonscot to conceive Miniland in its UK form. Of course, Miniland UK was based mostly on the Billund concept but much development was done following analysis of Bekonscot and its features. I will update the article appropriately as it was not clear by the original writer. Timmydunn (talk) 21:40, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
OK... as it's your book, that'd be original research, unless you can provide a separate source to confirm this fact. Unfortunatly, another separate source really is needed here. TalkIslander 22:02, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
But that is ridiculous... There is only one published original work on model villages and miniature towns - and that is the only source. Dozens of other (offline) media have also used the quote from the book and interviews with me since - but that's to say that my quote was unreliable. So how far does one go back to prove a fact? Do I need to have another person make a published statement to the same end? I have no reason to make such a statement other than for completeness of fact and to complete the context in which this model village exists. I'm not sure how I can verify a single point of original research done through a historic interview, which has been verified by other sources before publication. (talk) 17:20, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
With regard to the quoted fact, it would be a simple matter for someone other than yourself to find your book and add the reference -- that wouldn't be Original Research! (If someone went to Windsor and asked at Legoland, that would be OR!)
Actually you should be more concerned about conflict of interest here, and hence probably should not be editing this article at all. However, if you have control of the Bekonscot website, there's nothing to stop you from expanding the history section there and letting other users reference it here (and I don't think there's a problem about you mentioning on the talk page that such facts are available, either... :-) )
EdJogg (talk) 18:12, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
Legoland UK had formerly viewed and approved the aforementioned text which is published in the book. Therefore it has been verified by Legoland UK, now part of the Merlin Entertainment Group. (talk)  —Preceding undated comment was added at 14:37, 11 December 2008 (UTC). 

Do you have a reference or anything? TalkIslander 16:29, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes - the book as published by Jarrold. Talktimmydunn 11:03, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
Have removed section about the "Miners Lane" extension to the model railway, which was an edit made some time ago - have edited it to reflect the changing nature of the model railway!
Timmydunn (talk) 10:06, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

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