CATHEDRAL REPAIRS
Strengthening Of Tower
Stonework had to be r«paired every 100 yean or ao, «id Mr I P, will*. whea he presented the report of ’* Christchurch Cathedral to the Synod of the Dioeese of Christchurch yesterday Mr Wills said that tor safety reason* the chapter had decided to have the Interior of the tower and spire of the Cathedral strengthened by binding the spire more into the tower. A mqre detailed examination of the west end of the nave had shown that extensive repairs, including the complete replacement of the rose window, were required. About £21250 froSTaU sources was available for the “jUon work. More than *»J>O of this came from *£• busineesmen’s appeal The work already completed t* * ork rtU: t® be finished oo tta west wall were eeti®*tod to «* £17.000, laavab*2’* for work on the south wall and the root Extensions were planned to tbs Cathedral and tenders were to be called.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29634, 3 October 1961, Page 16
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