The book-end effect
Language: English Series: Times ; 16 January 1999, 2.14(1)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: Several substantial Victorian and Georgian terraced properties have collpsed recently. A suggested explanation is the `book-end effect`, whereby end-of-terrace walls are gradually pushed outwards by movements started in the middle of the row and continued over several decades.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3503-03 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 90763-1001 |
Several substantial Victorian and Georgian terraced properties have collpsed recently. A suggested explanation is the `book-end effect`, whereby end-of-terrace walls are gradually pushed outwards by movements started in the middle of the row and continued over several decades.