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[edit]
* = 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[edit]
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[edit]
Requested[edit]
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
- 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[edit]
- Machinery makers
- Other
- William Linton (artist)
- Flued boiler#Lancashire boiler - also add refs
Created[edit]
- 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[edit]
Did you know?[edit]
- Kissing the shuttle was mentioned on the main page as part of the Bancroft Shed item.
Nomination: {{Did you know nominations/Steaming process in Lancashire cotton mills}}
Categories[edit]
Main[edit]
- Commons:Category:Lancashire
- Category:Textile mills in Lancashire
- Category:Textile mills in the United Kingdom
Commons[edit]
- 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[edit]
Local[edit]
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Lancashire and Cumbria
- List of mills in Lancashire
- List of museums in Lancashire
Editing[edit]
- Wikipedia:Introduction
- Wikipedia:Your first article
- Wikipedia:Cheatsheet (Cheatsheet also available as a PDF)
- Help:Wikipedia: The Missing Manual for your PC or e-reader
Gallery[edit]
Images and video taken during the project
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library
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stores
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stores
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stores
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stores
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Kentish loom label
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Douglas Andrew loom label
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Horrockses, Miller & Co display
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Textilaties display