Re: Alignments of the Newport Tower


<kenney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <WiZuh.30546$E02.12497@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
noninger_@xxxxxxxxx (Inger E\(NorahD\)) wrote:

If you can explain why those in your 'backyard' didn't
have to be exact as late as in early Modern Age,

Walls are built using standard bricks. These are not
identical due to manufacturing tolerances. The length of a
wall is calculated by the number of bricks in a course,
variations in size are taken up by mortar. Builders put
far more effort into ensuring that each course is level
than worrying about the exact length.

Ken Young

Your opinion. Not the one expressed by builders.

Inger E


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