Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Jones (engineer)
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:00, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
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Charles Jones (engineer)
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The southern portal of the Sapperton Tunnel
- ... that despite gaining the contract to dig the longest canal tunnel in the UK (pictured), Charles Jones already had a reputation for ineptitude and dishonesty? Source: "In the 1770s he [...] gained a reputation for singular ineptitude if not downright dishonesty [...] however in 1783 he had successfully tendered for driving the 2 mile long Sapperton Tunnel"
Created by MIDI (talk). Self-nominated at 12:11, 19 December 2019 (UTC).
Nominated on day of creation and meets the length guidelines. QPQ done. Article is neutral, reliably sourced and not a copyright violation. Hooks is fascinating and sourced to a reliable citation. Whilst the hook mentions a negative about Jones, i am of the opinion it is not done so unduly and is a neutral statement of fact. Am not able to check the book itself because it is not online so will pass in good faith. Off-topic comment: the third and final sentence in the second paragraph is missing a citation to verify that particular piece of information. MWright96 (talk) 22:15, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
