" MOVING" TOWER OF LONDON.
The Tower of London, already so famons in history, has recently achieved a new distinction. It micht now .be called the "hoving" Tower of London. Nor would the term be an exaggeration, for the old pile actually does move up and down, fonr times each day, as the tides in the Thames el'b and flow. It was explained br an official tliat the movement was caused by the water which penetrat-es under the foundation with the rising tide. As the water Is forced In the whole tower Is forced upward, and then when the water flows out wfth the tide the tower sinks again. It is said that the movement Is so pronounced as to make tbe place unsuitable for certain ' Government scientific tests.
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 26 March 1921, Page 19
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128"MOVING" TOWER OF LONDON. Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 26 March 1921, Page 19
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