A couple of years ago I was watching the demolition of a large Victorian building (Derby Carriage Works C Shop, for those who knew it).
The gable ends were brickwork about 500 mm thick and 15 m high, and the demolition excavator had to work very gingerly to bring it down piecemeal in the right place. Simply nudging near the apex caused the entire wall to flex to and fro quite alarmingly. Perhaps it was largely held in place by gravity.
Chris
That would be true of most house walls. The mortar doesn't add much strength and just stops stuff sliding about.
Thanks for that, Owain, I would have missed out otherwise.
It's actually "The Works". They only had a few of each in stock in the online shop, and I've got mine now. They might have more in the high street shops, though.
Do you have a link please? I have googled and failed to locate this bookshop. Thanks
Bob
Link as kindly supplied by Mr Twydell
Bob
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