Template:Did you know nominations/Yarmouth suspension bridge


 * 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:32, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Yarmouth suspension bridge

 * ... that Yarmouth suspension bridge collapsed under a crowd that had gathered to watch a circus clown in a wash tub being pulled along the River Bure by four geese? "families packed on to the bridge in 1845 to watch Nelson, a clown, journey along the river in a tub pulled by four geese ... As the clown came into view they all went to one side of it, but the bridge didn't stand the weight and it collapsed." BBC News
 * ... that Yarmouth suspension bridge collapsed in 1845 killing 79 people, mostly children? "Four hundred people went into the river, 79 died, 59 were children." (BBC News)
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Les Choristes

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 16:22, 28 January 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Article is new enough (moved to mainspace today), long enough (7,500 characters of readable prose), and within policy. The hook is short enough and interesting. I definitely prefer the first Alt over the 2nd. Both photos appear to be properly licensed and sourced., let me know when the QPQ is done and this should be good to go. « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 17:17, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Gonzo fan2007, thanks for your review (I much prefer ALT0 also!). I've now carried out a QPQ at Template:Did you know nominations/Les Choristes, cheers - Dumelow (talk) 08:43, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg, looks good now. « Gonzo fan2007   (talk)  @ 18:14, 29 January 2019 (UTC)