SHIELDING ST. PAUL'S
The Key. Canon S. A. Alexander, who is treasurer of St. Paul'; Cathedral, and who raised £400,000 for the restoration of the cathedral, recently proposed that a "sacred area" be defined in which no excavations should be permitted which would imperil the structure. Engineers who surveyed the danger area have now reported to the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral, favouring legislation forbidding excavations, particularly as numerous leases near the cathedral will shortly expire and larger buildings may be erected. Astonishing as it may seem, tho foundations of St. Paul's are only.4s feet in depth, and tho consistency of the sand underneath them depends upon springs, which could readily be diverted. This would cause the sandbod to contract.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 113, 9 November 1933, Page 4
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121SHIELDING ST. PAUL'S Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 113, 9 November 1933, Page 4
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