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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Kingsif (talk) 19:17, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Alexander Gordon (brewer), Polhollick Bridge

The Pollhollick bridge
The Pollhollick bridge
  • ... that brewer Alexander Gordon paid to build the Polhollick Bridge (pictured) in Aberdeenshire in 1892 after witnessing a drowning incident at the ferry crossing? "The location of Polhollick Bridge is of historic significance, as it was the point of an important ferry crossing. Erected in 1892 by James Abernethy & Sons of Aberdeen, it was a gift from Alexander Gordon, who had been brought up in the area and had earlier witnessed a drowning tragedy involving a newly married couple." from: "Ballater's popular Seven Bridges Walk to reopen following repairs to Polhollick Footbridge - Aberdeenshire Council". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 16:43, 28 July 2021 (UTC).

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General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation

Image eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Dumelow: Great work as usual. I'm surprised no one has picked this review up previously, but the hook is interesting and everything else checks out. Epicgenius (talk) 19:17, 10 August 2021 (UTC)