Talk:Occleshaw House

A fact from Occleshaw House appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 September 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that since being left vacant the grade II–listed Occleshaw House in Leyland, Lancashire, has been used as an illegal cannabis farm and suffered a suspected arson attack?

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 16:16, 2 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

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... that since being left vacant the grade II-listed Occleshaw House in Leyland, Lancashire, has been used as an illegal cannabis farm and suffered a suspected arson attack? Source: "The 40-year-old, of no fixed address, is in custody where he is being interviewed about a blaze at Occleshaw House in Worden Lane – a derelict Grade II listed building next to the Fox Lane roundabout and across the road from the Fox & Lion pub. ... The boarded-up building has been derelict for a number of years and in March 2021, police discovered a large cannabis farm hidden inside the property. “A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage - arson not endangering life,” a police spokesman told the Post. “He is currently in custody.” from:Calderbank, Matthew (13 June 2023). "Leyland man arrested after Worden Lane fire shuts roads from Tesco to Worden Park and Runshaw College". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/August 2023 Mid-South U.S. floods
- Comment: You could replace "grade II-listed" with "early 18th-century" if it reads better internationally

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 13:32, 14 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Occleshaw House; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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@Dumelow: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 02:32, 21 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

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