Wikipedia:GLAM/Queen Street Mill Museum
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As of 5 March 2013, Andy Mabbett is Wikipedian in Residence at Queen Street Mill Museum, which is under the auspices of Lancashire County Council.
Participants
* = new editors
- ClemRutter (talk · contribs)
- Brunneditor (talk · contribs)
- TheGingerEditor (talk · contribs)
- 5istanbul (talk · contribs)
- Bcripple (talk · contribs)
- Dragonsaysyes (talk · contribs)
- Bahamamama856 (talk · contribs)
- Mainlymazza (talk · contribs)
- Trappedinburnley (talk · contribs)
- Staceydolxx (talk · contribs)
- Worm That Turned (talk · contribs)
- Susan Gleave (talk · contribs) *
- Jhayward001 (talk · contribs) *
- Wikiwerdna (talk · contribs)
Event
A successful backstage pass tour and editathon was held at the museum on 4 May 2013. A second event was held on 10 May 2014.
Articles
Requested
Please add your suggestions and requests!
- Machinery makers
- Blakes pumps
- Pemberton & Son (aka Pemberton Brothers?)
- Harding & Todd
- British Northrop (or improve Northrop Loom); see, James Henry Northrop
- Burnley Ironworks
- James Proctor Ltd LT
- Textile makers
- Horrockses, Miller & Co (see John Horrocks (politician))
- Jones Textilaties
- Other
- Cotton industry in Lancashire (to be split from Cotton industry and developed)
- Cotton Manufacturing Industry (Temporary Provisions) Act 1934
- Royce generator
- Kings Mill
- Red links in Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
- Red links in Weaving shed
- All other links in Weaving shed to be followed, examined and corrected/rewritten see for example Warp weft and shuttle.
To expand
- Machinery makers
- Other
- William Linton (artist)
- Flued boiler#Lancashire boiler - also add refs
Created
- Beamer (occupation)
- Custom House, Lancaster
- Reginald Aspinwall
- Dobby (cloth)
- William Roberts & Co of Burnley
- Textile sizing machine
- Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802 - Has been promoted to good article! Woohoo!
- Bancroft Mill
- More looms
- Kissing the shuttle
- Piece-rate list
- Parsley Peel
- Harle Syke Mill
- Tinker, Shenton & Co
- Steaming process in Lancashire cotton mills
- T. Wildman & Sons
Improved
Did you know?
 | On 12 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Roberts & Co of Nelson. The fact was ... that engines made by William Roberts & Co of Nelson are still steamed regularly? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check). |
| On 17 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802. The fact was ... that Sir Robert Peel couldn't be bothered to fix his cotton mills, so he proposed an Act of Parliament to do it for him? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check). |
| On 4 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bancroft Shed. The fact was ... that Bancroft Shed gave up kissing the shuttle for health reasons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bancroft Shed You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check). |
- Kissing the shuttle was mentioned on the main page as part of the Bancroft Shed item.
| On 24 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Parsley Peel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the grandfather of "Bobby" Peel was famous for his Parsley? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Parsley Peel. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) |
Nomination: {{Did you know nominations/Steaming process in Lancashire cotton mills}}
Categories
Main
Commons
- Commons:Category:Queen Street Mill
- Commons:Category:Queen Street Mill boilers
- Commons:Category:Queen Street Mill -500hp Engine 'Peace'
- Commons:Category:Queen Street Mill - Green's Economiser
- Commons:Category:Queen Street Mill -Videos
- Commons:Category:Queen Street Mill - Wikipedians at Backstage Pass 4 May 2013
- Commons:Category:Queen Street Mill - Wikipedians at Backstage Pass 10 May 2014
- Commons:Category:Tinker, Shenton & Co
Useful resources
Local
Editing
Gallery
Images and video taken during the project
library
stores
stores
stores
stores
Kentish loom label
Douglas Andrew loom label
Horrockses, Miller & Co display
Textilaties display
