Template:Did you know nominations/Granville Colliery
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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 14:24, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
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Granville Colliery
Swadlincote ski slope
- ... that part of the site of Granville Colliery in Derbyshire, England, is now used as a dry ski slope (pictured)?
- Source: "The area has been much landscaped in the construction of the South Derbyshire Ski Centre" from: "Monument record MDR7950 - Granville Colliery (No. 1) Swadlincote". Derbyshire Historic Environment Record. Derbyshire County Council. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ALT1: ... that a mine worker was "shattered to fragments" by a 1911 explosion at Granville Colliery but his horse survived being thrown high into the air? Source: "The national press reported that his body was "shattered to fragments" by the blast ... There are those, however, who witnessed Bodycote's horse and cart hurled high into the air, the horse being practically uninjured." from: Kreft, Helen; Lodge, Matthew (30 October 2021). "The tragic story that led to the name of a Derbyshire road". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 882 past nominations.
Dumelow (talk) 19:50, 22 September 2024 (UTC).
The article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, neutral and presentable. Hook is interesting. Image freely licensed. QPQ done. Should be good to go! JuniperChill (talk) 21:02, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
