Template:Did you know nominations/St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:20, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
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St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot
East face of St Leonard's Tower
- ... that WIlliam III's first proclamation in England was made near to the site of St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot? "today the spot where the reading took place is marked by a stone standing in front of St Leonard's Tower" from Chacksfield, Kathleen Merle (1988). Glorious Revolution, 1688. Wincanton Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-948699-04-7.
ALT1:... that St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot is the only surviving part of a 15th-century church demolished in 1836 to improve traffic flows? "Tower of a C15 church of which the rest was demolished in 1836 for road widening." from "St Leonards Tower, Newton Abbot, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 January 2020.ALT2:... that St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot was saved from demoliton by a petition in 1836?"St Leonard’s Tower is all that remains of the c.14th century Chapel which was demolished in 1836 as it had fallen in to disrepair. A traffic congestion problem (nothing is new!) was due to be resolved with the demolition of the entire building, if it had not been for a local petition to save the Clock Tower it would not be here today." from "St Leonards Tower". Newton Abbot Museum. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:47, 25 January 2020 (UTC).
New enough, long enough, well written. Sources are online, Earwig's tool didn't pick up any copyvio instances. Image is used in article and correctly referenced. QPQ done. I think ALT0 is best in term of 'hookiness'. Nice little article. Constantine ✍ 16:55, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
