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To church by bus
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Do your drivers feel embarrassed, ashamed, anti-social and down-right bad rascals when they take their 32-tanners round ou ancient monuments? If they listened to some of.the self-styled experts they would.
They — "the experts" — claim that the heavy goods vehicle is causing irrepairable harm to the foundations of ancient buildings. But new and conflicting evidence is at hand. The lorry is not the only nor the worst offender, it seems.
In Dudley they've been studying the subject in depth. Halesowen Church was the site for the study following an objection to buses passing by on the High Street. The "damage" was measured and the reading was less than the one per cent at which minimal damage could be expected.
The test showed that people walking round the church caused more structure vibration than passing heavy traffic. I am obliged to K. Vigus of Stourbridge for this piece of evidence.