ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
Stability of Foundations
REPORT OF EXPERTS London, December 12. The existence of a "pond” underneath the foundations of St. Paul’s Cathedral is disclosed in a report by Sir Alexander Gibb and./Mr. Ralph Freeman, who say that it is essential that the flow of subsoil water In the future should not be appreciably varied, and recommend that a defined area in the neighbourhood of the cathedral be controlled with a view to avoiding excavations. The total subsidence in the central part of the cathedral in 37 years is stated to be 2.39 inches. The investigators urge that three experts be appointed under Act of Parliament to control the area, which requires the most rigorous attention.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 69, 14 December 1933, Page 9
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