The website I found showed a foundation of huge granite blocks, resting on
a sunken pad of pine timbers. Interesting. And a whole lotta stone.
On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I don’t recall the foundation details. I’m sure you’re right, though. I’ve
> seen it, and climbed it. Several times. It’s like climbing the Wallace
> Penis in Stirling, only the steps were wider. <g>
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Jul 8, 2014, at 11:06 AM, Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Given that it is a massive house of brick built on shifting sands, it
> > surely has an equally massive foundation. I doubt the original foundation
> > was moved but instead the structure was transferred to a newly built
> > foundation.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>> I went in it a few years ago which was post-move. It is indeed huge.
> >>> Kudos for the good job moving it; not a crack to be seen.
> >>
> >> I saw it pre-move, but not since.
> >>
> >> What is also incredible is how much of the structure is actually
> >> underground.
>
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