Talk:Devonshire Close

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A fact from Devonshire Close appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 April 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that access to London's Devonshire Close was restricted in order to avoid the wealthier streets surrounding it?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 05:23, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Devonshire Close

... that access to London's Devonshire Close (pictured) was restricted in order to avoid the wealthier streets surrounding it? Source: "Devonshire, Weymouth and New Cavendish Streets" in South-East Marylebone, Survey of London Vols. 51 & 52, London, 2017.
- ALT1: ... that the "stinking stables" of streets such as London's Devonshire Close (pictured) have been replaced by "prettified" mews houses? Source: "Introduction" in South-East Marylebone, Survey of London Vols. 51 & 52, London, 2017.
- Reviewed: Arti Rana

5x expanded by Philafrenzy (talk) and Whispyhistory (talk). Nominated by Philafrenzy (talk) at 00:11, 16 March 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Article has been adequately expanded, is properly sourced, no copyvio concerns. Have to AGF for the offline source. For the main hook, I'm not sure it really implies it was restricted to avoid the southern wealthier streets as such; could this be reworded? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 22:28, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Ritchie. I think access was limited for that reason. The source at page 38 says:

"In accordance with their secondary status in what is now the Howard de Walden street grid, Devonshire, Weymouth and New Cavendish Streets incorporated the entrances to most of the numerous and extensive mews, leaving the grander north–south streets uninterrupted by such lowly turnings. At Marylebone Mews, Devonshire Close and the west side of Weymouth Mews, access has only ever been from the north, thus limiting traffic through the superior, southerly parts of the estate." Philafrenzy (talk) 09:21, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, understood. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:19, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]