Portal:Cheshire/Suggest

Suggest articles, biographies, lists, pictures, interesting facts, events & news to be featured on the Cheshire Portal in the appropriate sections below. Anyone can suggest content, you don't need to be part of the Cheshire WikiProject to join in, and feel free to suggest your own material. Please sign and date your suggestions (using ~~~~).

Suggestions which have not received any objections within 7–10 days may be added to the portal by following these instructions.

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Selected article

Suggested articles should have a clear connection with Cheshire. They should preferably be rated at least B class, giving a reasonably full treatment of the subject with references and images. No stubs or unreferenced articles, please.

Anderton Boat Lift -- one of two working boat lifts in UK. Has been featured previously in portal. Overlap with River Weaver; that image would need to be changed. Espresso Addict (talk) 06:48, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Bickerton Hill -- (self-nomination) one of the few non-stub items on a hill. Espresso Addict (talk) 06:48, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Runcorn Railway Bridge -- well developed but might need updating (are renovations now complete?). Using head image under Runcorn listed buildings list. Espresso Addict (talk) 06:48, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Macclesfield Canal -- well developed, mainly in Cheshire, unlike some other canal candidates. Already have three canals, plus partly canalised Weaver (out of current total of 35 articles). Espresso Addict (talk) 06:48, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
Chester Zoo -- one of the most popular tourist sights. Article much improved. Already featured in images, relatively short lead. Espresso Addict (talk) 06:48, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
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Selected biography

The person suggested should have a clear connection with Cheshire. The biography should preferably be rated at least B class, giving a reasonably full treatment of the subject with references and preferably at least one free use image. No stubs or unreferenced articles, please.

Peter, Abbot of Vale Royal -- recent GA on 14th-century abbot. Similar to Plegmund. No image except the abbey, which is a Selected article. Espresso Addict (talk) 09:56, 5 July 2018 (UTC) ETA minded to pass on this as duplicative of Vale Royal Abbey, with little biographical material available. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:00, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Hall Caine -- Born in Runcorn, but did not live there and not particularly associated Cheshire. Well developed, interesting, bit thin on sources in places. Lead image used in DYK but several are available. Good for variety (Vanbrugh only other author). Espresso Addict (talk) 01:00, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Fred Perry -- Born in Stockport, then (mainly) in Cheshire, and early education in Wallasey (then in Cheshire). Well developed but thin on sources in places. Reasonable for variety (I have limited us to 2 footballers and other sports are just one each of cricket, swimming & running). Espresso Addict (talk) 01:00, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster -- Birthplace unstated. Associated with Eaton Hall & MP for Cheshire before entered Lords. Reasonably well developed, but sources sparse. Caricature in images already but many images available. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:00, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere -- Not born in Cheshire but educated at Audlem and associated Combermere Abbey. Short lead and quite short overall but reasonably source; Cheshire aspects unstressed. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:00, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Elizabeth Gaskell -- Brought up in Knutsford & associated Cheshire. Reasonably well developed life though in-line sourcing not the best but literary crit is thin. Cranford illo featured in images and image of Gaskell in DYK. See below re paucity of women. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:54, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet -- Recently expanded article on important Civil War figure, born in Cheshire, many good images. Espresso Addict (talk) 06:53, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
Maria Elizabetha Jacson -- Recently expanded article on botanist/author, born in Cheshire. No image of her. Espresso Addict (talk) 07:02, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
Lewis Carroll -- Formerly featured in portal but removed in 2018 because of demotion to C class and orange tagged. Tag was dealt with in November last year. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:54, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Ian Curtis -- Grew up in Macclesfield and died there. Article appears well developed and sourced. Would propose this to replace One Direction; only other music related are Adrian Boult and Reginald Heber. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:54, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Leonard Cheshire -- Born in Chester, but not otherwise associated with Cheshire. Lead short but article well developed and reasonably cited. Other military only proposed Stapleton Cotton; no other charity founders. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:54, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
Emma, Lady Hamilton -- Born in Ness. This has long been on my want list and has been improved a fair amount though tone still needs work. Lead very short. Currently used as an image. Still very short of women (currently only 2/26). Espresso Addict (talk) 01:54, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
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Selected settlement

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Suggested articles should be about a civil parish, village or town within modern Cheshire. They should preferably be rated at least C class, giving a reasonably full treatment of the subject with references and images. No stubs or unreferenced articles, please.

Winsford / , for variety as a lot of the current selections are in Cheshire East. Salt mining is an interesting USP. Article isn't very well developed, eg lacking demographics detail. Espresso Addict (Jan 2020)
Hankelow . Self-nom. Perhaps the best of my crop of expansions for GB stub drive & DYK. More former Crewe & Nantwich, but distinct area from previous CPs included. Espresso Addict (remote) (talk) 02:29, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
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Selected list

Suggested lists should have a clear connection with Cheshire. Featured lists can be suggested, as well as referenced, complete lists which are not featured but approximate to B class for prose articles. There should preferably be two or three paragraphs of introductory text and at least one suitable free use image.

Listed buildings in Frodsham -- 62 buildings (one GI & one GII*) and some unusual items. Would need some expansion to lead. Frodsham itself could perhaps be promoted to C class but would need work on sources to be suitable quality for Settlement. Espresso Addict (talk) 02:47, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
List of works by Thomas Harrison -- Well-developed and sourced list with good proportion of works in Cheshire. Overlaps Harrison in Biographies. Espresso Addict (talk) 02:47, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
List of extant pinfolds in Cheshire -- Short complete list; would need lead expanding somewhat. A bit specialist perhaps, but I found it interesting. (I didn't know there was one in Bickerton! I must have walked within a hundred metres of it a hundred times without noticing it.) Espresso Addict (talk) 02:47, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
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Selected picture

Suggested pictures should have a clear connection with Cheshire. They need not be featured pictures, but should be of a quality suitable for displaying at around 350 pixels width (220 px for portrait orientation). Ideally, the main article illustrated should be at least start class. No fair use images, please.

Suggested image

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Chester Cathedral

Featured pic on Commons

Chester Cathedral is already a selected article with an interior shot but the article & talk page are crammed with excellent images. Espresso Addict (talk) 11:21, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Cholmondeley Castle Lodge

Cholmondeley Castle is already a selected article. This lodge is grade II listed and dates from 1854 (not in article)

Sandstone erosion

Sandstone at Peckforton

Already have an image showing sandstone at Raw Head, but not a close up. Espresso Addict (talk) 12:01, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Marbury Big Mere

I've added Marbury, Cheshire as a Selected settlement, but I don't think there's a picture of a mere. Other similar suggestions welcome. Espresso Addict (talk) 12:17, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Buildings in Wirral area from Valued Images on Commons

Hinderton Hall
Grade II listed; no specific article (Listed buildings in Willaston, Cheshire West)

Windgather Rocks

Windgather Rocks

Very light on images of hills/crags. Espresso Addict (talk) 17:49, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Dorfold Hall

Dorfold Hall is C class but thin on architecture. Espresso Addict (talk) 22:46, 6 May 2019 (UTC)

Square Kilometre Array

Square Kilometre Array HQ is at Jodrell Bank Observatory. Already got several Jodrell Bank items. Espresso Addict (talk) 21:09, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Northwich town bridge

No article on bridge, grade II; could link to Listed buildings in Northwich, or create article. Espresso Addict (talk) 22:07, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Lamaload Reservoir

Lamaload Reservoir is a brief start, but coverage of both Peak District & water bodies is light. Espresso Addict (talk) 13:17, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

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Did You Know?

Suggested facts should relate to articles with a clear connection with Cheshire. DYKs must have been featured on the main page.

Autosearch results

This displays DYKs from the past 36 months about Cheshire, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Halton, -wich with a few obvious exceptions; not all results will be relevant.

... that George Bernard Shaw jokingly threatened to torture Hilaire Belloc if it would get G. K. Chesterton to write his first play?
... that in 1825 the Suquamish leader Kitsap led an alliance of tribes stretching from the Columbia River to Puget Sound to stop the Cowichan slave raids wreaking havoc on the Sound?
... that Barry Burton's lines such as "You were almost a Jill Sandwich!" from the first Resident Evil game were popular enough to be referenced in following games?
... that Harrogate War Memorial, by Ernest Prestwich, names 1163 casualties of the First and Second World Wars, of whom more than 300 have unknown graves, and the youngest was 15 years old?
... that in Fancies Versus Fads, G. K. Chesterton "knocks all our preconceived notions in the scrap heap, and then tells us that there is no scrap heap"?
... that Saunders Island has a lava lake and is populated by penguins?
... that Chester Smith's California TV station ran its newscast on a "dental floss budget", as one former anchor put it?
... that Mary Arthur McElroy was never given formal recognition as First Lady of the United States out of respect for Nell Arthur, the deceased wife of then-president Chester A. Arthur?
... that Arthur Leslie Walter Newth was only 21 when appointed to command the 16th (Service) Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment during the First World War?
... that Washington College is investigating the possibility of turning the Chestertown Armory into a bed and breakfast?
... that Canadian brothers Graeme and Jacob Saunders learned to sail at the Chester Yacht Club, and campaigned a two-person dinghy in the 2016 Summer Olympics?
... that Isabel Darlington was the first woman lawyer in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the only woman practicing law there for 45 years?
... that Ruth L. Bennett provided shelter for more than 2,000 black women and girls who migrated north to Chester, Pennsylvania, as part of the Great Migration?
... that during the late 1700s, Cheshire Hall Plantation was the largest house and estate on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands?
... that the freighter Chester A. Congdon became the largest financial loss to date on the Great Lakes when she wrecked in 1918?

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Problematic/retired hooks

...that a small cottage in the Chester, England suburb of Handbridge inspired the song "Nowhere Man" by The Beatles? [challenged on talk page]
...that one of the main cast of Pawn Stars UK, Mark Andrew "Big Mark" Manning, used to work at a crematorium before becoming a pawnbroker? [orange-level tag]
...that Antony Grey became Stonewall Hero of the Year in 2007, to mark the 40th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK in which he was instrumental? [orange-level tag]
...that Lance Corporal William Windsor of The Royal Welsh, who retired on 20 May 2009, is a Cashmere goat? [retired; excerpted under Biography]
...that footballer Tommy Magee is the only West Bromwich Albion player to have won both a League Championship medal and an FA Cup winners' medal with the club? [retired; 2008]
...that Gavin Patterson, the new CEO of BT, is known for his open shirt collar? [retired; no longer at BT]
...that unlike co-star Holly Quin-Ankrah, who both sang and acted during the 2008 talent show drama Rock Rivals, Sol Heras had his character's singing voice provided by a Swedish session singer? [retired; fact now unsourced]

News

Suggested news items should have a clear connection with Cheshire and be reasonably current (within the past month). It's not necessary to have an associated article.

In this month

Suggested events must have a clear connection with Cheshire. Births and deaths should only be included if they occurred within the county. Where the boundary has changed, the event should have taken place within the definition of Cheshire current at the time of the event. If the precise date isn't known then just give the month. If the article linked doesn't reference the date then please provide a reference here.

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