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"Discussions around" -perhaps "Discussions for a war memorial in Northampton began" would fit better here
"Northampton is significant as one of the more elaborate town memorials " -vague as we do not yet know why it is elaborate or significant. Perhaps the lede should have more detail on the design?
History
"A large ecumenical service was held in the market square as the crowds, including 5,000 local schoolchildren, could not be accommodated within the church itself. " -needs rewording a little, perhaps something like "The large ecumenical service held in the market square was so large, with 5,000 local schoolchildren, that it could not be accommodated within the church itself".
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Dr. Blofeld: Apologies, real life intervened but I've been tweaking the design section. See what you think. I know the gallery looks awful at the minute; I'll have to ask for advice on the syntax to get the images large enough that they're actually useful.
HJ Mitchell |
Penny for your thoughts? 20:56, 7 October 2016 (UTC)reply
The article states, in the section "Design", that the Stone of Remembrance is 12 ft (3.7 m.) tall. That can't be right! It might be 12 ft long, but according to
Stone of Remembrance, all Lutyens' Stones of Remembrance are 3.5 m. long by 1.5 m. high. (or is that a rough conversion from 12 x 5 ft.?) Or is it the obelisks that are 12 ft tall, perhaps? (they look taller). I can't find any confirmation in a quick online search, so clarification is needed. —
SMALLJIM12:36, 10 December 2016 (UTC)reply
I checked the source (Ridley), and the stone is 12 feet long (3.5m is 11.48ft so I suspect someone's rounded the figures somewhere; Lutyens did everything in feet and inches and was slightly obsessive about the exact dimensions of the Stone of Remembrance).
HJ Mitchell |
Penny for your thoughts? 20:03, 10 December 2016 (UTC)reply
The current lead imageA newly uploaded photo of the memorial in April 2022
Wiki Loves Monuments is running, and someone submitted a photo of the war memorial. I thought I'd leave a note here in case anyone wants to use the newer photo as it's sharper than the current lead image.
Richard Nevell (WMUK) (
talk)
14:06, 5 September 2022 (UTC)reply