Template:Did you know nominations/Grey's Monument
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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 17:31, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
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Grey's Monument
Grey's Monument
- ... that Grey's Monument (pictured) was built in recognition of Charles Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the passing of the Reform Act 1832? Source: Usherwood, Paul; Beach, Jeremy; Morris, Catherine (2000). Public Sculpture of North-East England. Liverpool University Press. pp. 96–98. ISBN 9780853236252.
Improved to Good Article status by Unexpectedlydian (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 19:43, 5 January 2023 (UTC).
The article looks really good but the hook is a bit bland, especially considering that the statue once was decapitated by lightning. Maybe you can come up with a hook about that, or something else that's more likely to catch attention? Otherwise: newly promoted GA, neutral, sourced and free from copyvio, QPQ done and free image. Ffranc (talk) 13:19, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Ffranc: how about "... that in 1941, a bolt of lightning knocked off the head of Grey's Monument?" Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:44, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
