Talk:Osterley Park

Pronunciation

Hi! please help answer a transliteration question on Hebrew Wikipedia: is it pronounced Oster-lee or Oster-lay? Thanks! Aviad

I asked this question a long time ago, and no-one answered. Any response from our London-based wikipedians? Aviad2001 11:16, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Apologies, the former ... "Oster-lee" Kbthompson 11:18, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Ta! Aviad2001 07:41, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

The M4

Hi -

Using the word "marred" to describe the relationship of the M4 and the park is judgemental/emotive and probably inaccurate. The M4 does not really pass through what most people would consider to be the park (ie. the publically accessible part of it): most of the land surrounding the estate is farm-land or sports facilities. The M4 passes through the farm fields and only abuts the estate before passing between the golf club and Warren farm sports fields. If one is to be emotive, most would consider the fields it goes through to be dull and featureless. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marek1975 (talk • contribs) 22:31, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Lee Miller

In the section on Home Guard training, it is claimed that one Lee Miller was in some way involved, naked, in camouflage training. As she was a war photographer in the UK at about the right time, this is actually plausible. I will try and verify the claim when I have the relevant files out at the UK National Archives in the coming weeks. I know it looks like mindless vandalism, but the detail I think makes it worth holding off any remedial action until I report back. Dolive21 (talk) 21:56, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Osterley Park / Osterley House

The article is named Osterley Park, while the infobox is Osterley House. Is this an article about the park that has the house in it, or is it about the house and its associated grounds? Suggest changing the name of the article to Osterley House, given that is the main focus. Sciencefish (talk) 11:15, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Good idea, the bulk of the article is about the house. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 12:05, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

I don’t think it’s actually necessary. “X” Park is a very common naming for country houses, and covers both the house itself and the estate. Examples include this one, Middleton Park, also for the Villiers, Buscot Park, Heythrop Park and, from literature, Mansfield Park. KJP1 (talk) 10:45, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Except in this case the correct name for the building is Osterley House according to Historic England. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 10:52, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Yes, and no. Park covers the house and its setting, which the article also does. The NT describes it as "Osterley Park and House, a Georgian country estate". I think it unlikely someone will attempt an article on the park, separate from the article on the house. Perhaps if they do, the distinction could be made then. KJP1 (talk) 06:14, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

References

M4

Shouldn't there be a mention of the M4 being built through this? 77.97.42.124 (talk) 19:45, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Yes, if you can find an appropriate reference to use. Sciencefish (talk) 19:59, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

National Trust pilot

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Hi please see Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure on how to disclose, Wikipedia:Conflict of interest on how to submit edit requests rather than edit the actual pages as you have a COI. Sciencefish (talk) 18:56, 3 July 2022 (UTC)