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:I had a quick look for notable structures or parks that were built on former landfill sites in the UK, and the main things I got from a search were the [https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/business/festival-gardens-fenced-pave-way-15727546 Liverpool Festival Gardens] and a [https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/new-metro-depot-howdon-nexus-15473234 Metro train depot] in East Yorkshire. The former doesn't have an article, the latter probably isn't notable. I can't think of another case where a prominent and well-known regional landmark is built on landfill. [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 09:55, 29 May 2019 (UTC) | :I had a quick look for notable structures or parks that were built on former landfill sites in the UK, and the main things I got from a search were the [https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/business/festival-gardens-fenced-pave-way-15727546 Liverpool Festival Gardens] and a [https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/new-metro-depot-howdon-nexus-15473234 Metro train depot] in East Yorkshire. The former doesn't have an article, the latter probably isn't notable. I can't think of another case where a prominent and well-known regional landmark is built on landfill. [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 09:55, 29 May 2019 (UTC) | ||
| − | + | ::{{u|Ritchie333}}, All right, then your hook would be fine then. Thanks for checking. [[User:Epicgenius|epicgenius]] ([[User talk:Epicgenius|talk]]) 13:09, 29 May 2019 (UTC) | |
::My issue with the hook is more like it's not immediately clear that the subject of the hook is a service station. I understand if there's an element of surprise that is wanted, but without context, the hook doesn't really sound that good. [[User:Narutolovehinata5|Narutolovehinata5]] <sup>[[User talk:Narutolovehinata5|t]][[Special:Contributions/Narutolovehinata5|c]][[WP:CSD|csd]][[Special:Newpages|new]]</sup> 02:00, 29 May 2019 (UTC) | ::My issue with the hook is more like it's not immediately clear that the subject of the hook is a service station. I understand if there's an element of surprise that is wanted, but without context, the hook doesn't really sound that good. [[User:Narutolovehinata5|Narutolovehinata5]] <sup>[[User talk:Narutolovehinata5|t]][[Special:Contributions/Narutolovehinata5|c]][[WP:CSD|csd]][[Special:Newpages|new]]</sup> 02:00, 29 May 2019 (UTC) | ||
:::It's standard British English. Sample sentence: "I've popped into Thurrock services for a quick coffee so I can get across the [[Dartford Crossing]] for free after 10". [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 09:42, 29 May 2019 (UTC) | :::It's standard British English. Sample sentence: "I've popped into Thurrock services for a quick coffee so I can get across the [[Dartford Crossing]] for free after 10". [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 09:42, 29 May 2019 (UTC) | ||
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Thurrock services
- ... that Thurrock services was built on top of a rubbish dump? Source: "The Department was aware that part of the Thurrock motorway service area site had previously been used for landfill waste" ([1])
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- I had a quick look for notable structures or parks that were built on former landfill sites in the UK, and the main things I got from a search were the Liverpool Festival Gardens and a Metro train depot in East Yorkshire. The former doesn't have an article, the latter probably isn't notable. I can't think of another case where a prominent and well-known regional landmark is built on landfill. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:55, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
- Template:U, All right, then your hook would be fine then. Thanks for checking. epicgenius (talk) 13:09, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
- My issue with the hook is more like it's not immediately clear that the subject of the hook is a service station. I understand if there's an element of surprise that is wanted, but without context, the hook doesn't really sound that good. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 02:00, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
- It's standard British English. Sample sentence: "I've popped into Thurrock services for a quick coffee so I can get across the Dartford Crossing for free after 10". Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:42, 29 May 2019 (UTC)