Template:Did you know nominations/Sir Hereward Wake, 13th Baronet
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The result was: promoted by Coffeeandcrumbs (talk) 22:11, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
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Sir Hereward Wake, 13th Baronet
- ... that Sir Hereward Wake, 13th Baronet, preserved the keep of Dover Castle from possible loss to fire by giving it to the Office of Works? "For some years we pressed the War Department to hand over the keep at Dover Castle. It was a store for rifles, and the constant cleaning of these weapons had so saturated the floors with oil that there was real danger of a disastrous fire. It was not till afewyears ago, when General Sir Hereward Wake was in command, and who owned some buildings of historic interest, that he decided to support our requests and it was handed over to the department and gradually it is becoming of extreme interest and well worthy of a visit." from: Earle, Sir Lionel (1935). Turn Over The Page. London: Hutchinson & Co. p. 244. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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... that Major General Sir Hereward Wake played a key role in the restoration of the ironstone quarries of Northamptonshire?" his constant pressure had its part in bringing about Dr. Dalton's Act, which led to the restoration, wherever possible, of all land since worked for ironstone, as well as of several thousand acres, which had become a wilderness as a result of old ironstone workings" from:Northamptonshire Record Society (1963). "Obituary" (PDF). Northamptonshire Past and Present. 3 (4): 168.
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Created/expanded by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 17:07, 31 May 2020 (UTC).
This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts for ALT0 are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. @Dumelow: I have not approved ALT1 because I am confused, both with regard to the hook and the article, about what is meant by "restoration" in this context. Why should anyone be interested in restoring abandoned mineworkings/quarries except as an exhibit in an industrial heritage museum? It's the land that needs to be restored, not the ironworkings. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:56, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
