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* ... that '''[[Winshill Water Tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' was built in 1907 after a resident won a [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] ruling against the [[South Staffordshire Water|South Staffordshire Waterworks Company]] for failing to provide sufficient mains pressure? <small>[https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/winshill-water-tower-waterloo-clump-2766912 Source: "The story behind the water tower starts in 1905/6 with a legal battle in the High Court. For several years, residents in Winshill had been deeply concerned about the very low pressure of the water coming through their taps. They pleaded for something to be done and it was Mr Harry Mills Barrow who decided action was needed and presented a legal case against the suppliers. He personally fought the case in the courts and won." (Derby Telegraph)]</small> | * ... that '''[[Winshill Water Tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' was built in 1907 after a resident won a [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] ruling against the [[South Staffordshire Water|South Staffordshire Waterworks Company]] for failing to provide sufficient mains pressure? <small>[https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/winshill-water-tower-waterloo-clump-2766912 Source: "The story behind the water tower starts in 1905/6 with a legal battle in the High Court. For several years, residents in Winshill had been deeply concerned about the very low pressure of the water coming through their taps. They pleaded for something to be done and it was Mr Harry Mills Barrow who decided action was needed and presented a legal case against the suppliers. He personally fought the case in the courts and won." (Derby Telegraph)]</small> | ||
** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Winshill Water Tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' was guarded by boy scouts during the [[World War I|First World War]]? <small>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p029z19t Source: "Because of fear of invasion and attack by Zeppelins; local scouts patrolled the tower during the war." (BBC Sounds - World War One at Home)]</small> | ** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Winshill Water Tower]]''' ''(pictured)'' was guarded by boy scouts during the [[World War I|First World War]]? <small>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p029z19t Source: "Because of fear of invasion and attack by Zeppelins; local scouts patrolled the tower during the war." (BBC Sounds - World War One at Home)]</small> | ||
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<small>Moved to mainspace by [[User:Dumelow|Dumelow]] ([[User talk:Dumelow|talk]]). Self-nominated at 17:08, 10 December 2019 (UTC).</small> | <small>Moved to mainspace by [[User:Dumelow|Dumelow]] ([[User talk:Dumelow|talk]]). Self-nominated at 17:08, 10 December 2019 (UTC).</small> | ||
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::Thanks [[User:Ergo Sum|Ergo Sum]], glad you enjoyed the article. I've been through and the prepositional phrases I could identify and some spelling. Grammar's not my strong point so I may well have missed some! - [[User:Dumelow|Dumelow]] ([[User talk:Dumelow|talk]]) 08:01, 12 December 2019 (UTC) | ::Thanks [[User:Ergo Sum|Ergo Sum]], glad you enjoyed the article. I've been through and the prepositional phrases I could identify and some spelling. Grammar's not my strong point so I may well have missed some! - [[User:Dumelow|Dumelow]] ([[User talk:Dumelow|talk]]) 08:01, 12 December 2019 (UTC) | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 18 January 2020
- 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 Yoninah (talk) 17:08, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
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- ... that Winshill Water Tower (pictured) was built in 1907 after a resident won a High Court ruling against the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company for failing to provide sufficient mains pressure? Source: "The story behind the water tower starts in 1905/6 with a legal battle in the High Court. For several years, residents in Winshill had been deeply concerned about the very low pressure of the water coming through their taps. They pleaded for something to be done and it was Mr Harry Mills Barrow who decided action was needed and presented a legal case against the suppliers. He personally fought the case in the courts and won." (Derby Telegraph)
- ALT1:... that Winshill Water Tower (pictured) was guarded by boy scouts during the First World War? Source: "Because of fear of invasion and attack by Zeppelins; local scouts patrolled the tower during the war." (BBC Sounds - World War One at Home)
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 17:08, 10 December 2019 (UTC).
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