Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Arch of Remembrance/archive1

Blurb review

I don't see any changes from the lead needed for the TFA blurb on this one, other than striking the 4th sentence from the first paragraph, the whole 2nd paragraph, the 2nd sentence from the 3rd paragraph, and probably one or two more sentences. Thoughts? - Dank (push to talk) 17:23, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi Dan, that seems reasonable to me, though I'd maybe lose some more of the first paragraph in favour of including some decription of the design and its dominant position (the sentence you want to cull from the last paragraph) is worth a mention imo, but not a whole sentence. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:36, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

Sure, works for me. - Dank (push to talk) 18:59, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

Actioning these comments, a year later: - Dank (push to talk) 19:58, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

The Arch of Remembrance is a First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and located in Victoria Park, Leicester, in the East Midlands of England. A committee was formed in 1919 to propose a permanent memorial, and the first proposal was accepted, but eventually cancelled due to a shortage of funds. The committee then asked for a memorial arch, which Lutyens presented to a public meeting in 1923. With a large budget devoted entirely to the structure, the result is one of the architect's largest and most imposing war memorials, dominating Victoria Park and the surrounding area. The memorial was unveiled on 4 July 1925 in front of a large crowd. It cost £27,000, though the committee was left with a funding shortfall of £5,500, for which they were criticised in the local press. The arch is a grade I listed building and, since 2015, has been part of a national collection of Lutyens war memorials. (Full article...)