Photographs of Plans and Drawings. Photos of Macartney Model, 1926

SPCAA/P/18/4/1-5

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 Microsoft Sans Serif;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs17 This file contains photos of a model built by Sir Mervyn Macartney showing half of the Dome interior, including the pier reinforcement, chain belts, tie-rods at gallery level and the tie-rods through the drum walls above the Whispering Gallery. The photos are dated 31 August 1926 and the model was executed in relation to the campaign for the 'Preservation of St Pauls'. \par }

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