Template:Did you know nominations/Godalming

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 14:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Godalming

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The Pepperpot, Godalming

... that after the decline of its cloth industry in the 17th century, the town of Godalming in Surrey began to specialise in the production of hosiery (stocking frame pictured)? Source: ^[1]^[2]

ALT1 ... that the old town hall in Godalming, Surrey (pictured) is nicknamed "The Pepperpot" after its distinctive cupola? Source: ^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Crocker, Glenys (1989). "The Godalming framework knitting industry" (PDF). Surrey History. IV (1): 3–16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ Crocker, Glenys (1991). "The Godalming knitting industry and its workplaces". Industrial Archaeology Review. 14: 33–54. doi:10.1179/iar.1991.14.1.33.
^ Historic England. "The Pepper Pot (Grade II) (1044496)". National Heritage List for England.
^ Coates, Nigel (1995). Godalming : A pictorial history. Chichester: Phillimore. Fig. 36. ISBN 978-0-85-033983-3.
^ "The Pepperpot". Godalming Town Council. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

Reviewed:
Comment: Please note that this is my fourth DYK nomination and I am therefore exempt from QPQ

Improved to Good Article status by Mertbiol (talk). Self-nominated at 21:11, 10 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Godalming; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Review

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: The first hook is not interesting nor stated directly in the article. The focus should be on the Pepperpot hook which seems better. It needed an immediate inline citation and that has been done so it's good to go now. Andrew🐉(talk)

@Andrew Davidson: Thanks for your comments and for reviewing. I have added the citations in support of the Pepperpot hook to the article as requested. Best wishes Mertbiol (talk) 05:32, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. The review has been passed now. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:13, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

[1] Crocker, Glenys (1989). "The Godalming framework knitting industry" (PDF). Surrey History. IV (1): 3–16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[2] Crocker, Glenys (1991). "The Godalming knitting industry and its workplaces". Industrial Archaeology Review. 14: 33–54. doi:10.1179/iar.1991.14.1.33.

[3] Historic England. "The Pepper Pot (Grade II) (1044496)". National Heritage List for England.

[4] Coates, Nigel (1995). Godalming : A pictorial history. Chichester: Phillimore. Fig. 36. ISBN 978-0-85-033983-3.

[5] "The Pepperpot". Godalming Town Council. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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