Template:Did you know nominations/Oakley Street, Chelsea


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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 09:42, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Oakley Street, Chelsea
* ... that during a 1970s miners' strike, the interior of David Bowie's four storey "sexual cocoon" Chelsea house (pictured) was painted black, so he could "understand what it would be like to live in a coalmine"?
 * ALT1... that during a miners' strike in the 1970s, David Bowie painted the inside of his house in Oakley Street black, so he could understand what it would be like to live in a coalmine?
 * Reviewed: Hans-Åke Nordström

Created by Edwardx (talk), Philafrenzy (talk), and Proscribe (talk). Nominated by Edwardx (talk) at 20:52, 1 April 2018 (UTC).


 * Comment only I have struck my original hook, as the ALT1 is better. Edwardx (talk) 11:14, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry, striking the Alt as there are no strong sources for it, just a load of weak ones copying each other. Philafrenzy (talk) 11:03, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

ALT2... that Oscar Wilde, Robert Falcon Scott, David Bowie, and Bob Marley all lived in Oakley Street (pictured), Chelsea?
 * reviewing Whispyhistory (talk) 11:01, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note, London could be substituted for Chelsea. Philafrenzy (talk) 14:18, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Here's a different way of putting it:
 * Here's a different way of putting it:

ALT3... that Oscar Wilde, Robert Falcon Scott, David Bowie, and Bob Marley all lived in the same street?


 * Thanks for sorting and I like (ALT3) the idea of having to click on the same street to see street name. Just QPQ needed now then ok. Whispyhistory (talk) 15:17, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * QPQ now done. Will upload some new Oakley Street photos shortly. Edwardx (talk) 09:18, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * New lead pic thanks to and new photos in the article gallery from the same source. Philafrenzy (talk) 18:34, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Nearly forgot this one. Thanks Whispyhistory (talk) 11:01, 7 May 2018 (UTC)