Talk:Clevedon Pier/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: ErrantX (talk · contribs) 18:55, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Happy to review this. A pretty good article, some comments:

• The lead seems a bit short. I'd flesh out the first and second paragraphs to help it look more established.

• I've expanded the lead a bit - what else do you think needs to go here?

• Mention of the toll house confused me initially - consider making clear in the first section this pier costs to enter.

• I've added that this is where entry fees are collected.

• mineralised fault; I feel like this needs linking or clarifying (I know what a fault is, but other readers may not).

• I've wikilinked Fault (geology) - does it need some text here as well?

• The Severn Estuary; is there any way to link this to the pier directly? Otherwise it feels just like trivia not hugely important to the article. Similar issues for parts of the previous paragraph - it seems needlessly detailed on the beach and rock formations. Is there not more that could be said about the pier (i.e. access routes, parking, etc.)?

• I've added that the tidal range means how much of the legs are exposed varies greatly. Added a note that the nearest parking is above the rocky beach - I think some of the geology is relevant to the construction.

• In Construction you don't mention why Clevedon became a popular tourist location. Not essential, but if known it might be useful to note.

• Added a bit about improving transport links via Clevedon Branch Line which was mentioned in the next para but not named or linked

• Slightly unclear what the enabling act was for; the pier or the route... might be worth clarifying.

• Coombes doesn't clarify this

• £10,000; funded by the directors? Any other notable locals involved?

• The sources I have don't give the source of the money & don't name other notables

• It was partially constructed; what was? Context makes this unclear.

• The legs were Barlow rail with wooden plank decking

• The number of rail passengers crossing to South Wales which had been envisaged was reduced after the opening of the Severn Tunnel in 1886 linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn; I feel like this sentence needs some commas...

• I've split this into two sentences and added some commas

• Other companies, including the Cardiff-based Edwards, Robertson & Co., eventually taken over by Campbells, visited Clevedon Pier with the paddle steamer Lorna Doone; sentence doesn't quite make sense. Did all the other companies visit the pier with Lorna Doone??

• Revised

• What did the Clevedon Pier Preservation Society do between '72 and '79?

• started campaigning

• The trust; what trust? The Clevedon Pier Preservation Society?

• The Trust was formed by the preservation society to raise & hold money

• "the most beautiful pier in England"; this is the sort of quote worth having in the lead :)

• added

• The end of Restoration section seems a little piecemeal, could it be fleshed out a little?

• Bits moved and merged - is this better?

• Why is "Current use" a top level section?

• I've merged this into the last part of history

• Engineering; I feel like it should be placed after "Location". And the info about the tidal stuff moved into location to fit with the Estuary material I previously mentioned.

• I've moved it after construction and merged in the tidal range paragraph

Otherwise, a decent article! I've made a few edits/changes, so please check those also. I'm placing the article on hold for a week or so, so that the points above can be looked at. --Errant ^(chat!) 18:55, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. I've had a go at the revisions you suggest, but would be happy to do more if needed.— Rod ^talk 10:48, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Looks great, thanks. Passing this! --Errant ^(chat!) 12:00, 22 December 2012 (UTC)