IM/600
Reference code
IM/600
Level of description
Item
Title
Carpenter Tom Dowty Holding a Rotted Beam Standing on Salisbury Cathedral Roof, 1969
Original Title
Aging Glory
Date
18 Dec 1969
Quantity & Format
1: size of image (cms w x h): 20.4 x 28 print
Description
Press photo by A P News Features to advertise the need for repair and restoration of the tie beams in the Cathedral roof. Caption on the reverse reads: 'Ageing Glory' Salisbury Cathedral England is now locked in a 10-year battle with the death-watch beetle and wet and dry rot in the 700 years old timbers of its 404ft spire. 10 American townships named Salisbury have been asked for help. Here Mr Tom Dowty, a carpenter and joiner, holds a ravaged section of a tie beam from the North Triforium. (For use Sunday January 4th with Godfrey Andersons London APN Story on Crumbling Cathedrals).
Language
English
Physical Characteristics
Material: paper