Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1913 — Dunfermline Abbey. [ARTICLE]

Dunfermline Abbey.

With the object of arresting the decay in the stonework of Dunfermline Abbey Church, says The London QlObe, port of . the building 1b being treated with silicate of soda. So pronounced was the erosion of many parts of the stonework that the heritors decided t* obtain the advice of Sir Rowland Anderson, who estimated that it would take a sum of nearly £IOOO to overcome the ravages of the decay. The present treatment is purely experimental, and before any further work of the kind is undertaken Sir Rowand Anderson will be asked to pay a visit •C Inspection.