Jointly hosted by Newcomen Society and Institution of Civil Engineers
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October 10, 2012 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Durham Cathedral is the only cathedral in England to retain almost all of its Norman craftsmanship, and one of few to preserve the unity and integrity of its original design. It is recognised both as an exemplar of the Romanesque architecture and as one of the world’s greatest cathedrals and together with Durham Castle it was inscribed as one of Britain's first World Heritage Sites.
Before taking up his
present calling Canon Jackson was a practicing civil engineer in
industry and, latterly, at the Dept of Civil Engineering in Newcastle.
Thus, when a conference on how the cathedral was built was required to
mark the ninth centenary of the Cathedral the Dean and Chapter asked him
to organise it.
His
talk draws on what was presented at that conference and the challenges
that the builders faced. Many of these will be familiar to today’s
generation of engineers, such as the search for secure foundations, the
logistics of supplying the necessary materials and the suspension of
work when funds ran out. Of particular interest is how the builders
pioneered design innovations without the mathematical tools available to
us today.
Discovery Museum
Education Room,
Blandford Square
Newcastle Upon Tyne
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