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Railroad?
[edit]Does a railroad go through the castle? I saw the article on Conwy Railway Bridge and it looks like the bridge goes right in. --Awiseman 21:16, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
- No. It runs alongside. The railway bridge has been designed to complement the castle, so is "crenellated". --Dweller 13:16, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
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[edit]This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 03:21, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
i need help with my conwy castle homework!!!
[edit]I need to answer some questions about conwy castle for my homework but i dont know what he answers are. can anyone help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.219.202.8 (talk) 14:02, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
- (Wikipedia's talk pages aren't for asking questions about homework, they're meant to discuss improvements to the article, but since I'm here...) It depends what questions you have. A good place to start would be here. Nev1 (talk) 14:05, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
Expansion...
[edit]I've gone through and given the article a bit of a scrub. I've added the latest academic research from 2010, and upgraded the references to the latest edition of the official history/guide book. With the extra text, I've incorporated pictures throughout the article rather than in a gallery at the end, and have added a plan of the castle. The previous version used several different citation styles; I've used a single style throughout, but if anyone feels I've gone for the wrong one, please shout. Hchc2009 (talk) 17:27, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
Great image
[edit]Here is an excellent image of the castle in 1961. Conway castle (5369903401)
- It is a good picture, and you could add it yourself. However, I feel that there are already enough pictures in the article, none of which is an obvious candidate for replacement. Verbcatcher (talk) 14:32, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- My concern with it is that it doesn't tell us anything unique about the castle in 1961 (it looks pretty similar to today) and, although it's nice, it is a bit more drab than contemporary pictures, being in slightly grainy B&W. I'd agree with Verbcatcher about there being enough images in the article. Hchc2009 (talk) 16:38, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Manuscript image
[edit]@Hchc2009: What do you think of this image? It's used in Saul's 1997 biography of Richard II for the Yale English Monarchs series (plate 26 - the description is "the earl of Northumberland received by Richard at Conway"). Nev1 (talk) 14:08, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
- Rather nice! Is it free for use in the UK? (in UK legal terms, given our copyright laws - I know the wiki can host it...) Hchc2009 (talk) 17:07, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
machicolations pic?
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Conwy_Castle_and_car_park_from_Town_Walls_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1723358.jpg/220px-Conwy_Castle_and_car_park_from_Town_Walls_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1723358.jpg)
Wikipedia article machicolations links here, and says they were only above the main(?) gate. This article mentions the machicolations here being the oldest in Great Britain. Can we see a picture? And/or have a caption note where they are? --doncram 22:07, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
Sentence fragment
[edit]"Cod with Himeji Castle, Hyogo prefecture, Japan at a formal ceremony in Himeji on 29 October 2019" - This is a sentence fragment. What is it supposed to mean? 98.45.190.70 (talk) 04:16, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
Source update
[edit]I've been reading this book The Heart of North Wales, Lowe it is free to download online, and I have found relevant for sourcing information to do with Conwy castle, maybe add a 'list of constables' section and amend some prior work with more references ? Cltjames (talk) 23:53, 18 December 2021 (UTC) I added a list of constables, only there is much more information regarding the castle and the people associated with Conwy available in the link I posted. Cltjames (talk) 16:40, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
YE
[edit]Conwy Castle was built by Edward the first year 1283 - 1287 during his conquest of Wales. The castle played an important part in many wars from 1287 - 1245. Conwy castle was destroyed when all the iron and lead was shipped off. 95.140.67.32 (talk) 08:32, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wales § Cadw's renaming of castles. Concerning the bolding and formatting of the Welsh name in this article following its adoption by Cadw. DankJae 20:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
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