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Is this actually out? It was due 6/3 and appears to be orderable on line, but Waterstones doesn't have it and the Yale Pevsner page still says “due 2020”? KJP1 (talk) 16:04, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This Yale page says it was published on 10 March. GrindtXX (talk) 18:42, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GrindtXX - Yes indeed, they just need to update this page, [1]. I rang Yale and they confirmed it is out, and my copy should arrive tomorrow. As it was originally due out in 2016, I shouldn't moan about a few days! KJP1 (talk) 19:08, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I notice a passing comment in the Ancient Monuments Society newsletter, Autumn 2020, that the series (England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland) "creeps close to final completion with the concluding revisions planned to climax in 2023. Then it will stop and that's it, no more revised hardback editions ever." If that's the plan, it would be worth a mention here, but I can't immediately confirm it anywhere else. The newsletter is pretty well informed, but not really citable. Does anyone have any more information? It's also unclear whether this means they seriously expect to complete the patchy coverage of Ireland by that date. GrindtXX (talk) 17:19, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GrindtXX - I would frankly be amazed if Ireland was finished by 2023, given that Cork was four years late! And there are a few revised Englands still due, Durham/Wiltshire/?, although they’re out this year. And there’s the planned Isle of Man, [2]. 2023 seems a little optimistic! KJP1 (talk) 18:12, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

p.s. - Looking at it, the article is rather cite-lite. There’s a job to be done. KJP1 (talk) 18:18, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The sections for Scotland, Wales and Ireland are currently presented as lists, while the English volumes are recorded in a table. I wonder if it might look a bit better if the Scotland/Wales/Ireland sections were also put into tabular form. Any thoughts/objections? KJP1 (talk) 06:48, 28 April 2022 (UTC) Just Ireland to go. KJP1 (talk) 11:46, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• [3] - interesting. KJP1 (talk) 12:33, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've just re-written the 'boundaries' section of England as it was a little convoluted and also included Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. I just wanted to check that the series mostly uses the historic boundaries except for the six London volumes, Birmingham and the Black Country, and Cumbria. For example, I know that the two South Lancashire volumes ignore Merseyside and Greater Manchester and that County Durham and Northumberland ignore Tyne and Wear. Thanks, A.D.Hope (talk) 14:55, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I think you have over-simplified it, and have made it seem a lot more straightforward than it is. It is an important point, because someone might buy a volume, thinking a particular town is covered, only to discover it is not the case. There are tweaks and quirks all over the series, not just in the examples you give. My original intent (with the Birmingham/Black Country/Warwickshire instance which, is the most extreme example) was to give an idea of just how convoluted the series now is. Volumes which have been revised but no longer reflect their current boundaries include Surrey, Essex, Kent, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, Cumbria, Northumberland and Yorkshire. Stevouk (talk) 09:31, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]