Talk:Archcliffe Fort

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Archcliffe Fort entrance

• ... that Archcliffe Fort (entrance pictured) in Dover, England, the site of which has served a defensive purpose since the mediaeval period, is now used by a homeless charity?

• Source: "In 1370, a watchtower surrounded by a chalk bank and ditch had been built on the site of the present Archcliffe Fort ... Today, what remains of the stronghold is used by the Emmaus Community, a charitable group working to help homeless people by providing accommodation and work for them." from: Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G. (20 July 2023). British Fortifications, 1485-1945: An Illustrated History. McFarland. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4766-8971-5.

• ALT1: ... that much of Archcliffe Fort(entrance pictured) in Dover, England, was demolished in the 1920s to allow for expansion of a railway? Source: "In the 1920s, the southern half of the fort was demolished to make way for a railway line." from the same source as ALT0
• ALT2: ... that in 1666 soldiers at Archcliffe Fort (entrance pictured) in Dover, England, lit fires, fired cannons and rang bells as a precaution against the plague? Source: "In 1666, with the Great Plague at its height, the terrified garrison lit fires, fired guns and rang bells to keep the dreaded disease at bay." from: Ingleton, Roy (19 January 2013). Fortress Kent. Casemate Publishers. pp. 148–151. ISBN 978-1-78303-606-6.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pete Wade

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 878 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 11:00, 12 September 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, well sourced, neutral and plagiarism free. Hook is cited and interesting. QPQ is done. I missed the image the first time I did the review, I've checked it now and looks good, I added the photographer to the caption in the aticle, as per the COmmons listing. Many thanks. Lajmmoore (talk) 19:09, 18 September 2024 (UTC)