DAMAGE DONE BY IVY
The old-world charm which ivy confers on a building is poor compensation for the toll it exacts in Britain from bricks, stones, mortar, and wood. For, of all plants, ivy is the most clinging and cantankerous, being the agent of dry rot, choking the ventilation system, shutting out light and hastening dampness and decay. Thousands of pounds are spent every year on repairs made necessary by its encroachments. Now the churches in England are to take stern steps to banish the greenleafed invader from their walls. Both rural deans an! archdeacons have been instructed to order its total divestment whenever found on churches under their supervision. It is suggested that the Office of Works, National Trust, and other guardians of ancient buildings may adopt similar measures to rout the parasite.,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22328, 31 July 1934, Page 2
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