Template:Did you know nominations/St Margaret's Church, Aberlour
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
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St Margaret's Church, Aberlour
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that the construction of St Margaret's Church, in the small town of Aberlour in Scotland, was paid for with the proceeds of slavery in Jamaica?Source: "Alexander Grant... ...Returned slave-owner and merchant... ...His estates in Jamaica and Scotland were inherited by his niece Margaret Gordon MacPherson Grant (1834-1877) who donated money to pay for St Margaret's Church in Aberlour." (Legacies of British Slave Ownership) See also Margaret McPherson Grant and the legacies of slave-derived wealth for further discussion of the connection between the church and Jamaican slavery.
- ALT1: ... that the construction of St Margaret's Church, in the small town of Aberlour in Scotland, was largely paid for with the proceeds of slavery in Jamaica?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cueva de Bolomor
Created by Girth Summit (talk). Self-nominated at 16:17, 18 August 2019 (UTC).
This well written article is new enough, long enough, and fully referenced. The hook is interesting, and a QPQ is done. A couple of issues: the article says Macpherson Grant died before the completion of the church, and William Grant paid for the rest, and it's also unclear whether the inheritance was the only source of her wealth. As such, we should add "partly" to the hook for accuracy. Also, the sentence "The chancel at the eastern end of building is slightly narrower and shorter than the nave" is very close to source and needs to be rephrased. -Zanhe (talk) 04:50, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- @Zanhe: Thanks for reviewing. I've rephrased that sentence, thanks for spotting that. I've proposed an ALT1 above, using the word 'largely'. Certainly, Macpherson Grant, as the daughter of a modest country doctor, would have had a little bit of money before inheriting, but I think the sources are pretty clear that inheritance completely changed her life and allowed her to start engaging in philanthropy; I take your point however that someone else had to pay for the completion of the building after she died. I think 'largely' conveys a better sense of the significance of her contribution than 'partly', are you happy with that? GirthSummit (blether) 07:34, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
