ST. PAUL’S CHURCH
POND UNDER FOUNDATIONS
(United Press Association —By Eleetrio Telegraph—Copyright)
(Received this day at 10 a.m.) 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 it is essential that the flow of subsoil water in future should not be appreciably varied, and they recommend a defined area in the neighbourhood °f the Cathedral should he controlled with a view to avoiding excavation.
The total subsidence of the central part of the Cathedral in thirty-seven years is stated to be 2.39 inches. Investigators urge that three experts be appointed under an Apt of Parliament to control the area which will require the most rigorous attention.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1933, Page 5
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127ST. PAUL’S CHURCH Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1933, Page 5
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