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Volume 11, Issue 2
1 February 1993
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Structural Survey
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Research Article| February 01 1993

Winchester Cathedral: repair of the tower Available to Purchase

Peter Bird
Peter Bird
Caroe & Partners
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6844
Print ISSN: 0263-080X
© MCB UP Limited
1993
Structural Survey (1993) 11 (2): 115–121.
https://doi.org/10.1108/02630809310028468

Describes the repair work carried out on the tower of Winchester Cathedral in 1991, detailing the use of scaffolding and the individual work on the roof, stonework and the bell chamber and frame. Outlines the improvements made in fire protection and to the wiring and lighting and highlights a number of historical findings uncovered by the restoration work.

Keywords:
Churches, Building materials, Stone, Conservation, Fire safety, Electrical engineering
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