Talk:Leigh-on-Sea

message: It's pronouned "Lee", as in say, the english words "glee", "flea", "pea"  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.29.124.8 (talk) 04:09, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I've included IPA pronunciation. Longwayround (talk) 15:20, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: My interest in this page is to add to information appropriate to an entry in an encyclopedia. 
In the course of adding a few details on relevant works of art and church architecture I removed some phraseology that seemed a bit subjective or promotional, such as "greatest" qualifying a particular love story, and adjectives applied to particular commercial enterprises. 
The restyling of the notable people is based on
Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography/How to write about settlements#Notable people which states "Do not use a list format in this section. Please write this as prose"
Might the provision of references to show verifiability of some of the statements (e.g. about Mayflower) increase confidence in accuracy of article.?
Also, I am bit uneasy about the propriety of what looks like the promotion of particular commercial enterprises, and the completely ephemeral relevance and parochialism of town council committee meeting schedules. However, I am new to the WP ethos, and thought the best I could do was to collect together the material with a presence  that puzzles me, for emphasis, and use  to draw attention of an experienced WP editor who I hope will take any action that may be appropropriate. Michael P. Barnett (talk) 04:33, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I just read through your message about 3 times and I have no idea what you're trying to say or ask.  If you could restate yourself in Plain English, then I think someone can help you out.  I removed the  template since that is only for user talk pages.  If you need some help, you can try contacting some users at the WikiProjects associate with the article (see the box at the top of the page). –Dream out loud (talk) 18:37, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've worked through the section and have deleted most of it. See my edit summaries for details. -- John of Reading (talk) 17:43, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

text: "Also, I am bit uneasy about the propriety of what looks like the promotion of particular commercial enterprises, " I agree; links and similar imagery where included in the article that could be regarded as commercial and somewhat opportunistic can be removed. 188.31.10.8 (talk) 02:12, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  changes 12/16/2010

message: Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. The material was copied from: http://www.richardbaxter.com/leighonsea.php. Infringing material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you.  John of Reading (talk) 17:43, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: The statement about Mayflower was deleted. It sailed from Southampton. Conceivably some of the pilgrims who came from close to Leigh boarded there. A lot of information has been collected about the Pilgrim Fathers. Searching that might add weight to restoring the deletion.
The statement about warding off threats was deleted. Earlier comment about pirates and French does not need repeating. Maybe searching naval history literature dealing with Napoleonic wars might warrant restoring mention. As regards Dutch  states "many felt that the Dutch would strike elsewhere along the coast and the bulk of the active English ships were based elsewhere. As the Dutch approached, only three ships guarded the entrance to the Medway and 30 sloops stood by to tow the unmanned English ships further upstream if necessary." Does not seem to imply ships may have been at Leigh. But burden is on protagonist of deleted statement to provide verification if it is to be restored. Michael P. Barnett (talk) 12:12, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Deletions of statements about history lacking references

message: Leigh-on-Sea, (alternatively, Leigh), is a town in Essex. It comprises the western part of the Southend-on-Sea conurbation on the north bank of the River Thames, about 45 miles from the Tower of London. Leigh consists of the "Old Town" just above the level of the river, and further urbanization at an elevation of just over 100 feet. At various times it has combined the roles of a fishing village, a boat building port, a commuter town and a recreational center close enough to London for day trips. Documented history dates back to the Domesday Book. The records of the Church of St. Clement date back to the 13th century, and the fabric to the 15th. Fishermen from Leigh served valiantly in the Dunkirk evacuation. Leigh has been home to several artists and supports arts festivals. Technically, it is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Southend-on-Sea, with its own Town Council. The population reported in the 2001 census was 20,737.
If no-one objects within a couple of days, I will replace present lede with this, (or however it gets edited) and proceed to extend body of article with further material I have found.
128.112.66.15 (talk) 02:15, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggested revision of lede

message: "The Broadway and its surrounds area are the setting of the love story The Romance Of Laura Jayne, who fictionally lived in West Street." I can find no indication that this story exists. Would anyone care to correct me, or can I delete it?Jimjamjak (talk) 13:16, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Literature 

message: I have removed a sentence that implies that Leigh was a fishing village/community at the time of the Domesday Book. The entry in Domesday is ambiguous and makes reference to '5 smallholders above the water who do not hold land.' No reference is made to a fishery at Leigh, although there are references to other fisheries within the region. Bernard Arscott (talk) 21:03, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  History and Architecture 

message: Nice photos published in the article but really not representative of the urban/suburban town as a whole. Some photos of Broadway, London Road, Belfairs suburbs would make the article more informing for users. 188.31.10.8 (talk) 01:51, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  CC photos needed: More to Leigh than cockle sheds and estuary views