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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 TheAwesomeHwyh (talk) 22:58, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

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Syd's coffee stall

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Syd's coffee stall
Syd's coffee stall
  • ... that Syd's coffee stall (pictured) operated from a carriage on a Shoreditch road for 100 years? "An east London coffee stall which has been run by the same family for a century" from: "New life brewed for 100-year-old coffee stall". BBC News. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    • ALT1:... that Syd's coffee stall (pictured) was powered from a lamp column? "The coffee stall was also the first to have mains electricity when it was connected to an adjoining lamppost in 1922. Although the original lamppost has been replaced by a modern one, it still provides the power supply to the stall." from: Basu, Joyeeta (26 July 2015). "Meet the Trader: Syd's coffee stall celebrates 96 years". East London Lines. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    • ALT2:... that during the Second World War a Royal Air Force serviceman was recalled from a secret mission to help run Syd's coffee stall (pictured)?"The stall was considered so essential that when May was injured by shrapnel from a nearby explosion, the War Office brought Syd's son back from a secret overseas RAF mission so it could remain open." from: "New life brewed for 100-year-old coffee stall". BBC News. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    • ALT3:... that Syd's coffee stall (pictured) served Camp Coffee, tea, cocoa and Bovex ("a poor man's Bovril")?"By today's standards, the initial menu was a little limited. "Camp coffee", a brown liquid made of essence of coffee-beans, chicory and sugar, was served alongside tea, cocoa and Bovex - described as a poor man's Bovril." from: "New life brewed for 100-year-old coffee stall". BBC News. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 17:51, 6 January 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I think Alt2 is my favorite. I think you have a missing word, a nervous what?: "Owing to May's injuries Syd had a nervous and the running of the stall" Enwebb (talk) 01:06, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Enwebb, the missing word was "breakdown", which I've added - Dumelow (talk) 09:27, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
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