Talk:Northampton War Memorial

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Northampton War Memorial was designed in 1920 but was not installed until six years later?

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 17:34, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Will review tomorrow.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:35, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the delay I've been slumming it haha.

Lede

"Discussions around" -perhaps "Discussions for a war memorial in Northampton began" would fit better here
"Northampton is significant as one of the more elaborate town memorials " -vague as we do not yet know why it is elaborate or significant. Perhaps the lede should have more detail on the design?

History

"A large ecumenical service was held in the market square as the crowds, including 5,000 local schoolchildren, could not be accommodated within the church itself. " -needs rewording a little, perhaps something like "The large ecumenical service held in the market square was so large, with 5,000 local schoolchildren, that it could not be accommodated within the church itself".

Is there nothing more to say about the design?

@HJ Mitchell: Good effort, little to complain about.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:17, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr. Blofeld: Thanks very much for the review. See what you think of the prose changes; I'll try and add some more detail on the design tomorrow. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:05, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it looks good HJ Mitchell. A good, clean article, exactly the sort of content wikipedia needs. Will pass it once a little more is gleaned on design!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:17, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've got another paragraph in mind for the design but it's already past my bedtime so it'll probably be tomorrow. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:20, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr. Blofeld: Apologies, real life intervened but I've been tweaking the design section. See what you think. I know the gallery looks awful at the minute; I'll have to ask for advice on the syntax to get the images large enough that they're actually useful. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:56, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@HJ Mitchell: Perhaps try a neat dual image like in the transport section of Sisimiut? Will pass once that's done, article looks great!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:40, 8 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr. Blofeld: Thanks. See what you think now. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:49, 8 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Looks spiffing old chap!

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
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Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
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Excellent article.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:17, 8 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Height of stone[edit]

The article states, in the section "Design", that the Stone of Remembrance is 12 ft (3.7 m.) tall. That can't be right! It might be 12 ft long, but according to Stone of Remembrance, all Lutyens' Stones of Remembrance are 3.5 m. long by 1.5 m. high. (or is that a rough conversion from 12 x 5 ft.?) Or is it the obelisks that are 12 ft tall, perhaps? (they look taller). I can't find any confirmation in a quick online search, so clarification is needed. —SMALL JIM 12:36, 10 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I checked the source (Ridley), and the stone is 12 feet long (3.5m is 11.48ft so I suspect someone's rounded the figures somewhere; Lutyens did everything in feet and inches and was slightly obsessive about the exact dimensions of the Stone of Remembrance). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:03, 10 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, HJ. I've tweaked Stone of Remembrance to note the feet/metres discrepancy. —SMALL JIM 12:48, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Paint[edit]

Anybody know how often the paint of the flags gets refreshed? Abductive (reasoning) 00:47, 11 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Possible new lead photo[edit]

Wiki Loves Monuments is running, and someone submitted a photo of the war memorial. I thought I'd leave a note here in case anyone wants to use the newer photo as it's sharper than the current lead image. Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 14:06, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]