Talk:Longwood House

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Should not Longwood House be considered a jerry-built mason? I have read that the inside of the building is still so wet that they have to repaper it every other year. The wallpapers refuse to stick on the walls! However, my source to this claim is no longer available. Anyone who can verify?

2009-06-10 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

On Extraterritoriality#Current_examples this house is mentioned as example of extraterritorial land. I presume under French control. However, it is not mentioned at the article, and the article suggests there are two other spaces on the island that may have the same status, if it has any status indeed. Could someone more into the topic confirm the status, and clarify it in the article? Thanks! effeietsanders 15:07, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In British times, there neither is nor ever was something extraterritorial there. Saint H is a British possession and thus British, and just that a foreign entity owns soil and building over there is the claim to exactly nothing. Great Britain's law books apply, and the state of France is just the owner and landlord of a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:C0:DF19:A200:3DF8:D794:34DE:BEDC (talk) 01:31, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Jonathunder: You seem to have started this article back in the days, perhaps you have an idea? effeietsanders 09:27, 20 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I remember being fascinated by the idea of little islands of France on Saint Helena when I read a book, long ago, which discussed this. I don't remember which book it was, but I'm sure there must be sources out there. I will look. Jonathunder (talk) 00:56, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Found it: Napoleon & Betsy: Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon on St Helena, Lucia Elizabeth Abell, 2012, page 73. "In 1858, Longwood House and the Valley of the Tomb were" sold to France, along with the Briars. One "condition of the transfer was that the French Government should appoint a representative responsible for their upkeep. From that date onwards a French Honorary Consul has resided on the Island."

So the Briars, Longwood House, and the area where Napoleon was buried (for a time) are at least nominally French possessions, with a status something like that of an honorary consulate. Jonathunder (talk) 01:18, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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