Flying Buttresses, Pershore Abbey
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Flying Buttresses, Pershore Abbey
Image: © Jeff Gogarty Taken: 9 May 2015
Flying buttress systems have two key components - a massive vertical masonry block (the buttress) on the outside of the building and a segmental or quadrant arch bridging the gap between that buttress and the wall (the "flyer") They are to prevent the wall being pushed out by the weight of the roof.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.109421
Longitude
-2.079242