Talk:Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch/GA1: Difference between revisions

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Nominator: MRSC (talk · contribs) 10:31, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: JuniperChill (talk · contribs) 21:21, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MRSC, I am going to review this article as part of the October 2025 GAN backlog drive. Comments will follow in the next few days as I started another GAN review yesterday. JuniperChill (talk) 21:21, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have reviewed criteria 3 to 6, and found no problems. Its a coincidence that both articles I’m reviewing as part of the backlog drive have “Queen” in them (Queenstown MRT station · review). I didn’t notice it. I will get into changing the prose afterwards as I also have a nomination of my own. JuniperChill (talk) 12:34, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the delay. I’m really busy and I was asking help from User talk:Reverosie#Inaccessible sources when reviewing GA in reviewing this. I should be able to start reviewing after ~10 hours as I (and the subject of the article) live in the UK and its just past midnight. JuniperChill (talk) 23:17, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have listed the improvements below. I am also putting this nomination on hold seeing as only a few need to be addressed. I may also ask you to provide a quote if I happen to end up needing to check an offline source. JuniperChill (talk) 14:18, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your review and useful comments that I’ve incorporated. MRSC (talk) 16:20, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• The short description currently says “Theatre in Hornchurch, Havering, London, England” and I’ve never seen four places mentioned in prose, let alone the short description as its supposed to be short as possible. Is it possible to shorten it to “Theatre in East London”?  Done
• East London should be capitalised and linked.  Done
• “The Queen’s Theatre has been a Grade II listed building since 2022”. > “The theatre has been a Grade II listed building since 2022.”  Done

• Hornchurch Urban District Council was replaced by Havering London Borough Council on 1 April 1965 – I don’t think its necessary to mention the exact date here. Just the year will do.  Done

• “The study showed that if the theatre was located in Romford it would likely have 25% greater attendance than in Hornchurch.” – add comma after “Romford” and add “a” after “have”  Done
• It cost £718,921, paid by Havering Council. – replace “cost” with “costs”  Not done “Costs” would be present tense.
  • Ah ok, I didn’t know that costs is present tense and cost is past tense.
• It was officially opened by Peter Hall on 2 April 1975 – I think “was” can be removed  Partly done I reworded another way as “It opened by” doesn’t feel right.

•  All good. I don’t see anything that needs changing in this section

• In 2014 Arts Council England funding was secured until 2018. – add comma after “2014”  Done
• In 2019, £1 million was awarded by Arts Council England – who received £1 million?  Done

•  All good. I don’t see anything that needs changing in this section

 All good as all entries in this section is sourced.

Seeing as this is only a single sentence, does this need to be in its own section (or even in the article)? This is also unsourced.  Done I removed it.

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