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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep and move to Mowbray House. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 14:21, 20 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mowbray House School[edit]

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This article is a WP:COATRACK to increase mentions of Newington College. This is a primary school, founded by Newington associates Lancelot Bavin (currently AFD) and run with his wife and Sandy Phillips (recently deleted). It appears to effectively a small family business, which was closed when the founder got old and ill. While a few famous people passed through this school, they were there for 1-2 years when they were small children and primary school did not teach them how to become lawyers etc ADS54 talk 10:59, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Merry Christmas! Babymissfortune 11:31, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. Merry Christmas! Babymissfortune 11:32, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Merry Christmas! Babymissfortune 11:32, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and move to Mowbray House. The school may not be notable, but the buildings Mowbray House and Holy Trinity Anglican Church (former school chapel) are both heritage listed. This is potentially two articles, but I suggest combine them in one article and create a redirect from Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Chatswood to Mowbray House. The history of the school can be included in the context of the historic building, including the attendance of Whitlam and Slessor. Jack N. Stock (talk) 03:05, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Clearly notable on a number of levels under any title. Do not be fooled by this attack on Newington College. Many important schools were in fact privately owned and are part of the history of education in Australia. Castlemate (talk) 10:58, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and move to Mowbray House. I agree with Jacknstock. The building has significant heritage notability outside its period as a school and is register listed as such. Aoziwe (talk) 12:40, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete It is time to put an end to the walled garden being built to increase the image of Newington College. Nothing about this school is notable, and there is no reason that we should have articles on every heritage listed building. We need to logically consider what the potential supportable scope of Wikipedia is, and no potential supportalbe scope includes keeping this article.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:33, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • It has the highest level of heritage protection it could have, and we actively try to cover buildings with this level of heritage protection all the time. I realise that all the Newingtoncruft is annoying, but this absolutely should not get caught up in it. The Drover's Wife (talk) 09:04, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • The "potential supportable scope" of Wikipedia is unlimited. WP:NOTPAPER. JPL, please think before you !vote in the future, as the words you choose to describe your votes are such that make them very low-quality when it comes to considering them from a perspective of being based in policy. - The Bushranger One ping only 08:27, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes, why don't we just get rid of all articles on Wikipedia! Schools? Nah, silly. Heritage buildings? Nah, silly. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:26, 20 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and move. This is the silliest of all the anti-Newington nominations as a separately notable heritage building. The Drover's Wife (talk) 09:04, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and move. Clearly notable, although more for the heritage listing than the school. Frickeg (talk) 11:49, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and move - clearly notable. Beyond My Ken (talk) 18:29, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and move. Clear pass of WP:GEOFEAT. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:25, 20 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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