Talk:Richmond Park

message: It is named after Henry VIII of England. It was traditionally thought to be the spot where King Henry VIII stood on 19 May 1536 to watch a rocket fired from the Tower of London. This was the signal that his wife Anne Boleyn had been executed for treason and he would be able to marry Lady Jane Seymour. The story is unlikely to be true because Henry spent that evening in Wiltshire.[95]
:I've read that Henry and Jane spent the period of Anne's arrest, trial, and execution at the seat of courtier Sir Nicholas Carew, Beddington Park in Surrey, about 15 miles from Greenwich Palace - not at the Seymours' Wolf Hall in Wiltshire. It's also unlikely to be true because Anne was executed in mid-morning, and a *rocket* would not have been visible in the daytime sky at the distance claimed at Richmond. Splendid article BTW. ScarletRibbons (talk) 05:27, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you, ScarletRibbons. The article has been amended to read "But there is no evidence to support the legend that Henry VIII stood on the mound to watch for a sign from St Paul's that Anne Boleyn had been executed at the Tower and that he was then free to marry Jane Seymour". Headhitter (talk) 14:08, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  King Henry's Mound 

message: Impressive work, User:Chiswick Chap: well done. Headhitter (talk) 23:15, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you so much. Occasionally a brief flash of inspiration comes unbidden from Mount Olympus! Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:48, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reorganisation, reducing length of Table of Contents  

message: I believe this article would be enhanced if there were a map showing the park's location in relation to London.Caeruleancentaur (talk) 13:41, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map 

message: The article states that Lee Valley Park is bigger, but the numbers don't lead me to that conclusion. Some of the area figures must be wrong. Unless I'm missing something.--Leon (talk) 20:11, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's quite clear from the entry on Lee Valley Park that it's considerably bigger than Richmond Park. Headhitter (talk) 20:32, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lee Valley Park bigger? 

message: The titles Ranger and Deputy Ranger of Richmond Park were held by a princess and by various aristocrats. What did these roles involve? Verbcatcher (talk) 23:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ranger and Deputy Ranger 

message: I have found this article very useful, however there are a few things that I would love to know about that are currently not included:
Wall - how long is it?
Visitors - how many visitors does the park attract annually, any other data breakdown would be amazing
Roads - I recently visited the park with an overseas friend who had never been before. They were astonished by the fact roads run through what is a nature reserve. It would be interesting to understand more about the history of the roads being there and their status.
Thank you!
Paulitzer (talk) 15:30, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, Paulitzer: I'm glad you like the article. I've now incorporated, in the text, answers to all your questions except the one about the roads: I'll do some further research on that one. Best wishes. Headhitter (talk) 11:37, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

text: Thanks Headhitter, very useful info. The roads are intriguing aren't they, I presume there were always tracks through the park, and maybe by the time motor cars arrived on the scene, it was too difficult to stop them using them too, but it would be great to know if this is the case. Paulitzer (talk) 10:48, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional info 

message: Under the heading of Fiction, I believe that there should be a reference to a modern work.
Beverley Brook is a key character in Ben Aaronovitch Rivers of London books.
Both Beverley Brook and the Rivers of London books have a Wikipedia page.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geoff London (talk • contribs) 23:13, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The Literature section of this article already contains several modern works and both the character and the book(s) are already mentioned in the Beverley Brook article. I have not read the novel myself but unless it also makes notable reference to Richmond Park, that is probably sufficient. -- KenBailey (talk) 09:44, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fiction