The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Yoninah (
talk) 23:45, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
... that London's Wellington clock tower(pictured) was demolished in 1867, transported to
Swanage, Dorset as ballast in a barge and re-erected there? "It was taken down in 1867, at the height of George Burt’s cannibalisation of London landmarks for the greater glory of Swanage, and was carried there as ballast in one of his ships, the Mayflower ... Docwra had it re-erected in its present position" from: Gower, Rachel (March 2016).
"The Wellington clock tower". Dorset Life. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
ALT1:... that the Wellington clock tower(pictured) stood at the southern end of
London Bridge for only 13 years before it was demolished and re-erected in
Swanage, Dorset? "The foundation stone was laid on 17 June 1854 ... The memorial was completed that same year ... It was taken down in 1867" from: Gower, Rachel (March 2016).
"The Wellington clock tower". Dorset Life. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
Overall: Prefer ALT1. ALT2 may be a bit misleading, as it no longer has any clock, but this may be suitable as well.
epicgenius (
talk) 02:00, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
Thanks
epicgenius, I've added the missing ref -
Dumelow (
talk) 09:27, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
Looks good to go now.
epicgenius (
talk) 00:21, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Yoninah (
talk) 23:45, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
... that London's Wellington clock tower(pictured) was demolished in 1867, transported to
Swanage, Dorset as ballast in a barge and re-erected there? "It was taken down in 1867, at the height of George Burt’s cannibalisation of London landmarks for the greater glory of Swanage, and was carried there as ballast in one of his ships, the Mayflower ... Docwra had it re-erected in its present position" from: Gower, Rachel (March 2016).
"The Wellington clock tower". Dorset Life. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
ALT1:... that the Wellington clock tower(pictured) stood at the southern end of
London Bridge for only 13 years before it was demolished and re-erected in
Swanage, Dorset? "The foundation stone was laid on 17 June 1854 ... The memorial was completed that same year ... It was taken down in 1867" from: Gower, Rachel (March 2016).
"The Wellington clock tower". Dorset Life. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
Overall: Prefer ALT1. ALT2 may be a bit misleading, as it no longer has any clock, but this may be suitable as well.
epicgenius (
talk) 02:00, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
Thanks
epicgenius, I've added the missing ref -
Dumelow (
talk) 09:27, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
Looks good to go now.
epicgenius (
talk) 00:21, 5 January 2020 (UTC)