Medieval History
Parts of Coventry's cathedral ruins are in danger of collapse, the site's director has said.
An urgent fundraising campaign has been started to raise money to repair the weather-damaged wall adjoining Bayley Lane, currently held up by scaffolding. The estimated cost of repair to the structurally-unsafe 14th Century building is £250,000.
Cathedral executive director, Jane Woodward, said a crack had "suddenly appeared" through part of the stone. She added: "You could see daylight through the crack, so we took immediate steps to put scaffolding up and the road had to be closed. We carry out an ongoing survey of the cathedral but this damage has taken us by surprise and it's very upsetting."
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Medieval History
Coventry cathedral ruins in danger of collapse
Parts of Coventry's cathedral ruins are in danger of collapse, the site's director has said.
An urgent fundraising campaign has been started to raise money to repair the weather-damaged wall adjoining Bayley Lane, currently held up by scaffolding. The estimated cost of repair to the structurally-unsafe 14th Century building is £250,000.
Cathedral executive director, Jane Woodward, said a crack had "suddenly appeared" through part of the stone. She added: "You could see daylight through the crack, so we took immediate steps to put scaffolding up and the road had to be closed. We carry out an ongoing survey of the cathedral but this damage has taken us by surprise and it's very upsetting."
Click here to read this article from the BBC
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The mysterious ruins of St Benet?s Abbey next to the River Bure at Horning are currently hidden beneath scaffolding as an £800,000 restoration project gets under way. And the painstaking work of specialist builders from Suffolk firm R and J Hogg is...
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A £1 million plan was launched on Monday night to reinvent the ruins of Coventry Cathedral. It includes opening up three underground crypts and displaying pieces of priceless medieval stained glass. Two new statues will also be unveiled, one to...
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Treasures lost in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral since the Blitz are to be uncovered for the first time in 70 years. They include an underground network of ancient crypts and chapels, and a large haul of medieval stained glass windows. Dr Jonathan Foyle,...
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