Template:Did you know nominations/St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:20, 12 February 2020 (UTC)

St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot

East face of St Leonard's Tower
East face of St Leonard's Tower
  • ... that WIlliam III's first proclamation in England was made near to the site of St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot? "today the spot where the reading took place is marked by a stone standing in front of St Leonard's Tower" from Chacksfield, Kathleen Merle (1988). Glorious Revolution, 1688. Wincanton Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-948699-04-7.
    • ALT1:... that St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot is the only surviving part of a 15th-century church demolished in 1836 to improve traffic flows? "Tower of a C15 church of which the rest was demolished in 1836 for road widening." from "St Leonards Tower, Newton Abbot, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
    • ALT2:... that St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot was saved from demoliton by a petition in 1836?"St Leonard’s Tower is all that remains of the c.14th century Chapel which was demolished in 1836 as it had fallen in to disrepair. A traffic congestion problem (nothing is new!) was due to be resolved with the demolition of the entire building, if it had not been for a local petition to save the Clock Tower it would not be here today." from "St Leonards Tower". Newton Abbot Museum. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:47, 25 January 2020 (UTC).

  • New enough, long enough, well written. Sources are online, Earwig's tool didn't pick up any copyvio instances. Image is used in article and correctly referenced. QPQ done. I think ALT0 is best in term of 'hookiness'. Nice little article. Constantine 16:55, 25 January 2020 (UTC)