CATHEDRAL SURPRISE.
DANGER AT LINCOLN. " JERRY-BUILT " BUTTRESSES. Tho massive stono buttresses which for several centuries have been holding up the lofty vault of tho Chapter House of Lincoln Cathedral—one of tho finest cathedrals in England—have been found to bo " jerry-built." They have no proper foundation; thou just rest on what was newly-dumped refuse when the Chapter House was built. This dangerous state of affairs has been discovered during tho restoration of the building. Fortunately the new-made ground on which the buttresses were erected was fairly solid mostly stono refuse and though tho buttresses moved and tipped over somewhat, they continued to do their work fairly efficiently for hundreds of years.
Now, however, tlio vibration caused by heavy traffic lins resulted in increased movement which has caused some anxiety. To prevent tho buttresses leaninpc over any further a reinforced concrete foundation is being constructed beyond tho existing masonry. Tho building of the Lincoln Cathedral extended over upward of four centuries — from 1075 to 1501.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21165, 23 April 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)
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163CATHEDRAL SURPRISE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21165, 23 April 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)
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