Talk:Stephen Toulson & Sons

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Conflict of Interest: Disclosure

The founder of Stephen Toulson and Sons was my great great grandfather.

My great great grandfather died and the company was sold long before I was born. I have no affiliation nor have I ever had any affiliation with the company. Because the organisation was sold in 1974, there is no opportunity for any financial or other gain for my family or I.

I believe I have researched the article well, presented a fair and unbiased summary and referenced facts and statements against verifiable sources throughout.

I believe the company was a significant employer, land owner/developer and contributer to the development of the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regions. The company was innovative in the fields of haulage and the production and distribution of building materials from the 1920s to the 1970s. I believe the article is worthy of consideration by Wikipedia and potentially a valuable contribution to UK regional and industrial history. Adam.toulson (talk) 07:47, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

For any potential reviewer, I believe all of the newspaper sources are available on the British Newspaper Archive (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/), behind their paywall. I currently do not have a subscription, however I have downloaded copies in my research folder in PDF format if anyone specifically needs to see a copy for the review (we obviously need to be careful about copyright and terms). If it would be better to link to the BNA URL and an access date, please let me know here and I will take out a short subscription. Adam.toulson (talk) 08:06, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Following the draft article being declined on 16 November 2023 pending more significant/detailed sources, the following sources have now been included:

1. Yorkshire Post article "Engineering in the North of England". 21 January 1937. pp. 20–21 describing the company as a major supplier of construction materials in the region and supporting a number of facts outlined in the article.

2. The Concrete Year Book. Concrete Publications. 1934. Although this is another passing reference (as with all similar publications), it is significant that ST&S appeared in the annual publication from 1934 to 1974.

3. Sources of Road Aggregate in Great Britain. H.M. Stationary 1st Edition. 1951. Again, ST&S is mentioned in all four editions. Adam.toulson (talk) 15:29, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Where Elephants Once Roamed! - small but independent account of ST&S land use. -- Verbarson ^talk_edits 16:03, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]