Wikipedia:WikiProject Bristol
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This WikiProject aims to organise and improve articles relating to the city of Bristol, England.
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[edit] Aims
Roughly in order of priority.
- Make Bristol a featured article.
- Create articles on all important sub-divisions and places of interest in Bristol.
- Add basic data such as population and maps to all sub-divisions of Bristol.
- Add at least one photograph to every sub-division and place of interest in Bristol.
- Possibly create an infobox for places of interest with maps, visitor numbers etc.
- Make History of Bristol, Culture of Bristol, Economy and industry of Bristol, Politics of Bristol and Transport in Bristol good, and ultimately featured articles.
- Possibly create our own local Wikipedia 1.0.
[edit] Parent projects
[edit] Resources
[edit] Maps
 Blaise Castle, shown within Bristol (above) and England.
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There is a template for adding maps to Bristol articles in a standard format: {{Bristol mapbox | map=Name of image file.png | caption=Shown within Bristol (above) and England }}
You will need to make a map, for which you may wish to modify one of these, e.g. by pasting a star over the location (or just ask user:Steinsky to make one):
 Bristol area with county boundaries, rivers. |
 Bristol area with county boundaries, rivers, towns. |
 Bristol area with county boundaries, rivers, towns, roads and railways, no words. |
 Bristol area with most important/recognisable features. |
 Bristol area with county boundaries, rivers, towns, roads and railways. |
 Cropped version -- this is the one I usually use for places of interest, etc. |
 County boundary. |
 Ward boundaries -- this is the one I usually use for wards/suburbs. |
 Roads and rivers. |
[edit] Data sources
WardFinder: population, councillors etc.
[edit] Members
You don't need to live in Bristol to help with this WikiProject. We welcome editors good with layout and prose, or an interest in anything related to Bristol. Please add your details below.
| Name | Areas of interest | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Street (talk) | Bristol - Shopping centres, suburbs, politics etc. | Downend, Bristol |
| Evildarkone (talk) | Patchway, Bristol | |
| Gasheadsteve (talk) | Bradley Stoke | |
| Gasheaduk (talk) | Lawrence Weston, Bristol | |
| Helena (talk) | Long Ashton and Redland | |
| Joe D (t) | Photography, getting main article to FA | Bishopston, Bristol |
| Mark (talk} | Transport,Created: Bus services in Bristol; Public Transport in Bristol and Education in Bristol, Unrated articles | Westbury, Bristol |
| Matt101 (talk) | Brislington | |
| Patricknoddy | Valdosta, Georgia | |
| Pyrotec (talk) | Transport and Industry | Sedgemoor, Somerset |
| Rod (talk) | Listed buildings & Industrial heritage | Chew Valley, Somerset, ( Fishponds) |
| William Avery (talk) | Downend, Bristol | |
| Rex the first | Helped with St Pauls and St Werburghs so far | |
| Sexycaterpiller167 | Helped with the Memorial Stadium | Winchester, Hampshire |
[edit] Current status
Updated: 21:40, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
| Class | Articles |
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 FA |
0 |
| A | 2 |
 GA |
1 |
| B | 27 |
| Start | 117 |
| Stub | 200 |
| Unassessed | 131 |
| Total | 478 |
The above table shows the current state of this WikiProject. To view historical, monthly totals, see project progress.
[edit] To do list
- Give unassessed articles a rating.
- Expand stub-class and start-class articles.
- Bring B-class articles up to good article standard.
- Bring A-class articles and Good Articles up to featured article standard.
- Add photos to these articles.
- Add maps to these articles.
- Add infoboxes to these articles.
- Add statistical information (e.g. population or visitor numbers) to these articles.
- Expand all the short articles listed on Grade I listed buildings in Bristol
- Create articles for: Christmas Steps, Broad Street, Bristol, all of the red links on Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol & Grade II listed buildings in Bristol and expand these lists (there are hundreds of buildings which should be included).
- Create articles for: all churches on Churches in Bristol which don't have one
[edit] Project achievements
[edit] Front page DYK articles
The following Bristol articles have appeard on Wikipedia's front page in the Did You Know? section:
| Article | Date appeared | Photo | Hook line. Did you know... |
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| Council House, Bristol | 22 August 2006 | ...that the Council House, Bristol features a blue and gold wall clock, encircled by the signs of the zodiac and equipped with its own wind indicator? | |
| The Exchange, Bristol | 24 August 2006 |
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... that the expression ’pay on the nail’ comes from the practice of closing deals by payment on brass tables called nails, which can still be seen at The Exchange, Bristol? |
| Royal West of England Academy | 29 August 2006 | ...that the Royal West of England Academy housed the Bristol Aeroplane Company and the U.S. Army during World War II? | |
| History of Bristol Rovers F.C. | 12 November 2006 | ... that English lower-league football team Bristol Rovers once beat the Netherlands national football team 3-2? | |
| Red Lodge Museum, Bristol | 13 March 2007 |
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...that Britain's first girls' reform school was set up in 1854 by Mary Carpenter, with the financial help of the poet Lord Byron's widow, at Bristol's Red Lodge? |
| Grotto at Goldney House | 22 March 2007 |  |
..that the Grotto at Goldney House (pictured), Bristol, which dates from 1739, is encrusted with over 200 species of shell brought back from the Caribbean and African waters? |
| Arno's Court Triumphal Arch | 24 March 2007 |  |
...that when Arno's Court Triumphal Arch was built in 1760, it incorporated statues from the Bristol city gates which were being demolished at the time? |
| Royal Fort | 31 March 2007 |  |
...that the Royal Fort (pictured) in Bristol was built with façades in Baroque, Palladian and Rococo styles because it was a compromise between the designs of three different architects? |
[edit] Photo challenge
During 2006, a photo challenge was run to find photos to include in articles. The photo challenge is currently inactive and is archived at /Photo challenge.
