According to an article at telegraph.co.uk,
Pillars holding up Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of Anglicanism, are being held together with duct tape because of a shortage of money to carry out urgent repairs …
… A fifth of the structure’s internal marble pillars are currently held together by duct tape.
In July, masonry around the Great South Window fell out, forcing the authorities to fence off the area around the window and south entrance to protect the public.
There are fears that the fourteenth century window, which is 80ft tall, could collapse unless work is carried out immediately. It is estimated that the repairs for this alone will cost at least £500,000 and could take up to 12 months, delaying other projects.
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Steven
My life has been pretty simple. I grew up in Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor's in Advertising. I have spent about the last ten years in web development. In 1998, a friend of mine and I started a web design company we ran for three or four years before deciding to close it due to the demands of school. Since then, I stayed in the web working with various companies in Alabama.
I worked for a brief period with Southern Progress, namely with Southern Living magazine and Health magazine, in their web departments. While there, I also wrote for Southern Living magazine, Health.com., and the company's internal newsletter.
I write as much as I can. For the last five years, I have been working on my first novel. I am on the third revision now and hope to be finished with this draft by the end of the year. I also write short fiction, though not as frequently as I used to due to the time I spend on the novel. My goal is to have my novel published in the next three years.
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What’s the problem? Silly road blocks like cost never stopped Prior Philip… =p
Good gracious! Duct tape for Canterbury Cathedral? Hopefully they can find the money to preserve everything.
Ben or Robert, either of you ever been inside Canterbury? I’d definitely love to go.
You’re right, Ben. Prior Philip would find a way! He just needs a good stone mason like Jack that will work today for the wages they paid back then.
I’m going there in November, actually, along with a lot historical sites in Germany and Belgium. Bruges in particular should be fascinating.
Awesome, Ben! Take lots of pics. I’d love to see some of the places you’ll be going. What historical sites are you visiting in particular?