West Gable Wall

This wall is an important feature in the iconic images of the Cathedral.  It sits between the twin towers and supports at its peak a wooden cross.

Yet like so many features on this Cathedral it too is falling apart.  Cracks have appeared between the circular and semicircular openings and one can look through the wooden cross in some spots.  Truth be told the wooden cross has been leaning a little back for months.  I shifted it when I held on to it for support the first few times I climbed over the roof.  The cracks are all the way through the brick lining in the inside and in some places the stones have buckled.  Needless to say it has to come down.  Demolition started today.

Cross showing extreme wood rot

Wall sans cross showing the crack that runs through both openings

Though hard to see in this photo, the stones between the first two columns are sagging