St John's Church in the centre of Dunoon has recently grown a cage of scaffolding, closing the road beside the church and causing much speculation among the populace. Apparently the church was built in such a hurry - as a result, perhaps, of The Disruption - that no proper foundations were laid. Now, apparently, the building is starting to slide down the hill, and the large stained glass windows just visible behind the scaffolding have begun to buckle out of alignment.
It looks like a huge job - how on earth do you stabilise a large buidling with scaffolding? It will also be horrendously expensive - the figure of £3million has been mentioned - but Historic Scotland have stepped in and apparently the money is in place.
Makes you think.
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Monday, May 28, 2007
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