Talk:William Tite

message: There are several issues with the list of stations attributed to William Tite:
* Our article on Minories railway station makes no reference to it having been built by Tite, but does credit the nearby Fenchurch Street railway station to him. Which is correct?.
* This article credits 'Edinburgh station' to Tite. But there have been several significant stations in Edinburgh, including Edinburgh Waverley railway station, Edinburgh Princes Street railway station and Edinburgh Haymarket railway station. Which one(s) did Tite build.
* This article credits Windsor and Eton Central railway station to Tite in 1850. Our article makes no mention of an architect, but implies that until it was rebuilt for Victoria's diamond jubilee (much later than 1850) it was a pretty humble station. Also Tite did build Windsor and Eton Riverside railway station (opened 1849) so this may well be a case of mistaken identity.
* No specific references are cited, so it is pretty difficult to follow up on the above, and/or check the other entries.
*There is no mention of Perth General Railway Station and Stirling Railway Station, both of which he designed (see various records held at Perth and Kinross Council Archives and the National Archives of Scotland. Whilst these are not the most famous stations in the world, the design is a very good one and is deserving of notice (Perth general Station has since been altered beyond recognition, so original drawings are necessary to have the full effect of the design). I can't remember the reference number for the documents at the archives but I have a copy of the signing agreement for the station construction at Perth which cites William Tite as the architect (1847).
I think it would be a shame to lose this list, but we do need to make sure it is up to our quality standards. Can anyone help with some cites?. -- Chris j wood 12:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Trying to follow this up myself, it seems most of the above issues go back to ambiguities in the 1911 Britannica. This simply quotes town names for Windsor and Edinburgh. Other sites just seem to quote/embellish this information. On that basis, I think it is pretty clear that the Windsor Central issue is a case of an assumption too far, and I will remove it. Leaving the rest, and the fact tag, alone for now. -- Chris j wood 12:24, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

text: As an aside, given how snide Britannica is about Wikipedia, it is interesting to know that their 1911 editorial practices didn't come anywhere near our standards :-) -- Chris j wood 12:31, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Railway stations 

message: The additional biographical data on Sir William's son, Henry, is unique and potential valuable (one which I don't see in published entries on this person, but which, as a descendant of Henry, I'm aware of through family chat). Are there any references to support this claim (either in the secondary or primary literature)? Other encyclopedia material simply indicates, if I recall correctly, that he had no children. If we are able to confirm that William did have a son, and one that he disowned, then we would have valuable new material on this historic figure. -- --Dr. Philip L. Tite 05:40, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family Relations