Talk:John Poulson

message: I believe that John Poulson was the architectural designer for the Al Ain Hilton in Abu Dhabi. The main cladding at the front was a soft rose coloured sandstone and I was at the official opening. I worked in Abu Dhabi from 1971 to 1974 on the then new deep water port of Mina Zayed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Nicholas Arundel Inman (talk • contribs) 14:18, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Leeds Polytechnic was only founded in 1970. Presumably Poulson was educated at one of the institutions which subsequently went on to form the Poly; which one? Tsuguya (talk) 06:37, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: According to 'The Price' Poulson was articled to a Pontefract architectural practice, Garside & Pennington, in 1928 and at some point during his four year apprenticeship did a one day a week course at the Leeds College of Art. (The Price pp18-19)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.0.97.196 (talk) 14:43, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Leeds Poly?

message: A lot of the language in this article reads as a direct criticism of his character, without adequate sourcing (e.g. "This desire to show his financial superiority over others only served to highlight his true character as a lonely, friendless and insecure person." This isn't NPOV, and the article needs to be purged of this. I don't know enough about the architect to tackle it myself, unfortunately. illspirit|talk 13:53, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV

message: I'm pretty sure that the International Swimming Pool in Leeds was demolished in 2009/2010. There isn't much info about other buildings he had a hand in, but it'd be interesting to see how many have stood the test of city-development time.81.129.201.185 (talk) 11:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Demolished Works

message: The first sentence reads "...a British architect and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery and connections with the Freemason were disclosed in 1972."  Beyond wondering who or what "the Freemason" might be, there is no source quoted for Poulson having any association with the Freemasons, nor does the rest of the entry even touch on it. I would ask that the claim be substantiated or removed, as per WP:Bio policies. Thanks. Bricology (talk) 03:06, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree. This page has several places that read as if the author is NON-objective about Poulson. --gobears87 (talk) 15:37, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

text: It is, of course, possible to be both a competent businessman and a charlatan at the same time.  Regardless, I've removed the 'Freemasons' bit.  Even if it is true, it's bad practice to refer to something in the introduction and never bring it up again in the article. It's particularly bad practice to do so without references.  Can someone double check the 'Not An Architect' claim? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mysticete (talk • contribs) 20:25, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The questionable Masonic angle 

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message: Apparently much easier to come by than any of the older books listed here under Sources, John Grindrod's 2013 book, Concretopia, includes a chapter (Part 3, chapter 3) devoted largely to Poulson; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concretopia  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.17.179.75 (talk) 13:09, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poulson in Concretopia