Talk:Walker Trustees
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Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 18:25, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
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- ... that today the Bishop of Edinburgh will play a ceremonial role at the coronation of Charles III and Camilla as a representative of the Walker Trustees? Source: "The Barons of the Cinque Ports, a historic group of representatives of 14 coastal towns in South East England, will also attend the ceremony, as will a member of the Walker Trustees - the Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh, who previously performed the role of Usher of the White Rod." from: "People who will play historic roles at the heart of the Coronation Service announced". Cabinet Office. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ALT1: ... that because they were vested with the mediaeval office of White Rod in the 19th century one of the Walker Trustees will play a ceremonial role at today's coronation of Charles III and Camilla? Source: As above plus: "The ladies dying afterwards without issue [1870], left both lands and office to a permanent body of Trustees for the benefit of the Scottish Episcopal Church." from page 167 of:"The Usher of the White Rod". The Scottish Antiquary, or, Northern Notes and Queries. 11 (44): 158–170. 1897. ISSN 2042-0013. (pages 159-160 detail its origins from at least the 14th century)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Magic Slate
- Comment: To run on 6 May, coronation day
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:45, 14 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Walker Trustees; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
An interesting fact. The article is of a good length, reliably sourced and covers the DYK criteria. Moondragon21 (talk) 00:24, 15 April 2023 (UTC
Query
editDumelow, please could you check William Walker, the son of Scottish Episcopal Church [?] and grandson of a tailor and burgess of Aberdeen
, is there a missing word? TSventon (talk) 12:14, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for spotting that TSventon, it was "clergyman" - Dumelow (talk) 12:19, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
What did it do?
editIt could be of interest to go into a bit more detail about what happened to the (equivalent of) 178 million GBP (beyond the church at Coates and the cathedral). Enhancing999 (talk) 08:15, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
- Enhancing999, it is quite hard to find the detail. The church at Coates is the cathedral. The trust was also the main funder of Old St Paul's, Edinburgh, see its listing detail. TSventon (talk) 12:47, 15 April 2023 (UTC)