Talk:Stockton Flyer

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Did you know... that the kinetic sculpture Stockton Flyer (pictured) appears at 1 pm each day in Stockton-on-Tees High Street?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 16:35, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The Stockton Flyer

... that the Stockton Flyer kinetic sculpture (pictured) appears at 1 pm each day in Stockton-on-Tees High Street? "the 'Stockton Flyer' was unveiled in Stockton High Street. At 1 pm every day a sculpture that resembles George Stephenson's 'Locotomotion Number 1' emerges from a plinth" from: Warren, Jonathan (2017). Industrial Teesside, Lives and Legacies: A post-industrial geography. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-3-319-64540-7. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Marjatta Väänänen

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing
Article is new enough, well written, neutral and well supported by inline citations.
Long enough.
Hook is short enough, correctly formatted and supported by inline citation. Citation not online so TOT but supporting evidence from other citations and links.
No copyvio issue on Earwig.
QPQ done.
Image is PD and satisfactory res.
Comment : Fascinating piece of modern sculpture. Never seen anything quite like it. Certainly of general interest.

Looks good to go. Papamac (talk) 20:05, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]