Wikipedia:GLAM/WM Police Museum
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Wikipedians held an editathon at the West Midlands Police Museum ([1]), in Birmingham, on Saturday, 15 March 2014. Assistance was given to several new editors.
The museum
The museum, not normally open to the public, is located at the rear of Sparkhill Police Station, 639 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham B11 4EA; coordinates: 52°27′02″N 1°51′54″W / 52.45060°N 1.86488°W
It has a small but significant collection of material relating to the West Midlands Police (who are 40 years old this year) and their antecedent forces.
The museum has wheelchair access, but no adapted toilets.
The event
The event, hosted by the West Midlands Police, was on Saturday, 15 March.
There were opportunity to research and write/ improve articles; and to take photographs of objects outside their glass cases.
The event began with a short talk about the museum.
Attendees
- RexxS
- HJ Mitchell
- Oosoom
Simon Boylan (via Twitter, @CameraSiBoylan)- Sasha Taylor +1
- Thryduulf
- Victuallers
- Slingpool
- Larrie Tiernan (via twitter @larrietiernan)
- Matthew Ward (via twitter @HistoryNeedsYou)
- Matchstickgeezer
Social media
Tweets, blog posts, pictures, etc were tagged with #WikiWMP
Contact
The event was organised by Andy Mabbett, User:Pigsonthewing.
Articles
Wanted
The following articles may be improved or created:
- West Midlands Police (improve references)
- Articles on individual notable stations (e.g. listed buildings)
- Warwickshire and Coventry Constabulary (currently a redirect)
- West Midlands Constabulary (note red links)
- Biographies of chief constables, honours recipients, etc.
- PC Harold Etherigton-Wood, GM
- Individual Acts of Parliament, where relevant
Categories
- Category:West Midlands Police (needs subcategories for constituent forces)
- Commons:Category:West Midlands Police (needs subcategories for constituent forces)
- Commons:Category:West Midlands Police Museum
- Commons:Category:Collection of West Midlands Police Museum (needs subcategories for uniforms in, weapons in, or whatever))
- Commons:Category:Sparkhill Police Station (for exterior shots)
- Commons:Category:Coat of arms of Birmingham (for items using it)
- Commons:Category:Police equipment in England
Sources
Templates
- Tag talk pages of relevant new articles with:
{{Law enforcement|class= |importance= }} {{WPWM|class= |importance= }}and/or others as applicable - Infoboxes:
- Commons:Institution:West Midlands Police Museum
Results
Please list the articles you work on (at the event or as a result of it) here:
Created
Articles created at, or as a result of, the event (with Wikidata entities, where created):
- West Midlands Police Museum (Q15945108)
- Coventry Police (Q15945527)
- Dudley Borough Police (Q15977690)
- Walsall Borough Police (Q15945613)
- Wolverhampton Borough Police (Q15945752)
- Watch committee (Q15977647)
- List of police stations in the West Midlands
- Hundreds of images
- ...
Improved
- Birmingham City Police
- Dorothy Peto
- Florence Mildred White (published from WP:AfC, copyedited; Q15945878)
- List of museums in the West Midlands
- ...
Useful resources
For new editors: