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trouble which it is impractical to permanently sure without

first demolishing the house itself.

Edeltham

4. 6. 42.

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is clear that a major collapse, involving possibly

as much as one third of the building was only provmited by

the precautions tint had boon taken in the erection of

substantial shoring to the North front, which alone supported

the massive granito entablature, whon four of the columILE SE

supporting it became so severly fractured as to bo inapable

of supporting the load above.