It
would have been unsafe to attempt any examination of the
foundations for fear of bringing down the whole fabric;
consequently the grouting machine was applied all over the
building. The grout escaped at every point, and it occupied the
attention of the masons both inside and outside to stop it
promptly by plastering clay on to the openings from which it was
running.
"After the operation had been completed and the clay was removed,
the interior was found to be completely filled with cement set
very hard; and sufficient depth having been left for fixing the
flint work outside and tiling inside, the result was that no trace
of the crack was visible, and the walls were stronger and better
than they had ever been before. Subsequent steps were then taken
to examine and, where necessary, to underpin the walls, and the
church is saved, as the vicar, the Rev. H. Churton, said, 'all
without moving one of the Saxon "long and short" stones.'"
[65] A full account of this useful invention was given in the
_Times_ Engineering Supplement, March 18th, 1908, by Mr. Francis
Fox, M. Inst. C.E.
In our chapter on the delightful and picturesque old bridges that form
such beautiful features of our English landscapes, we deplored the
destruction now going on owing to the heavy traction-engines which
some of them have to bear and the rush and vibration of motor-cars
which cause the decay of the mortar and injure their stability.
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