Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography
This article is within the scope of WikiProject England, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of England on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.EnglandWikipedia:WikiProject EnglandTemplate:WikiProject EnglandEngland-related
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Women artists, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of women artists on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Women artistsWikipedia:WikiProject Women artistsTemplate:WikiProject Women artistsWomen artists
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Visual arts, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Visual arts on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Visual artsWikipedia:WikiProject Visual artsTemplate:WikiProject Visual artsVisual arts
A fact from Joan Russell appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 February2026(check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Joan Russell's drawings of Canterbury may form the most complete record of World WarII bomb damage to any British city outside London?
Latest comment: 5 months ago3 comments3 people in discussion
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. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.
... that Joan Russell drew the damage to historic Canterbury caused by Second World War German air raids?
Source: "Art and architectural historian Hubert Pragnell discovered Joan Russell in the archives of Canterbury Cathedral in Kent. He was working on a research project when he came across a large, bound sketchbook of her drawings, which she had presented to the church in the 1960s. They documented in minute detail the city in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, before wrecked buildings were cleared, new ones built and views obscured." from: Passino, Carla (6 November 2024). "A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma". Country Life. p.174.
ALT1: ... that Joan Russell's drawings of Canterbury may form the most complete record of Second World War bomb damage to any British city outside the capital? Source: "I don't know of another city outside London where there was a systematic attempt to record the area that was damaged by the bombing," says Dr Pragnell." from the same source
Overall: Looks okay, QPQ is done. I have added a section header and expanded the lead slightly for you. Happy to approve ALT1 as I find that the more interesting of the two. TheBritinator (talk) 16:57, 22 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
Looks okay, QPQ is done. I have added a section header and expanded the lead slightly for you. Happy to approve ALT1 as I find that the more interesting of the two. TheBritinator (talk) 16:57, 22 December 2025 (UTC)