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Montpelier, Brighton

 * ... that before Brighton's Montpelier suburb developed, three people lived on the hilly site – including an eccentric corporal who lived in a cave and fired celebratory pistols on military anniversaries?
 * ALT1:... that John Constable painted the land upon which Brighton's Montpelier suburb now stands – but derided it as "hideous masses of unfledged earth"?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Boden Fortress Radio Bunker

Created/expanded by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 14:27, 3 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Age, length, hook all check out. Offline hook refs AGF. Very impressive article. One thing: Could you add a ref to the quote in the lead? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 09:53, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks; now added (I've just checked my copy of Antram and Morrice to make sure it was p174).  Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  11:31, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Could you add the reference next to the quote in the first paragraph, please? Yoninah (talk) 14:14, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh sorry, I see the one you mean! I'll just try and dig it out now...  Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  14:37, 11 December 2011 (UTC) — Luckily it was in the first place I looked: Antram and Morrice p168.   Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  14:39, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Great, everything looks good now. Offline hook ref AGF. I prefer the original hook, but ALT1 is also good. Yoninah (talk) 15:21, 11 December 2011 (UTC)