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• Rouen Cathedral fire brought under control in Normandy

  11-07-2024 17:19
  
  City authorities say blaze in spire contained after plume of smoke seen rising from 12th-century gothic buildingFirefighters in the Normandy city of Rouen have managed to bring a fire in its world-famous gothic cathedral under control, calming fears of another disaster at one of France’s architectural jewels five years after the devastation of Notre Dame.Initial television images showed a dark plume of smoke rising from the cathedral spire and people in the streets below looking up in horr
  
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• Fire at Normandy’s Rouen Cathedral extinguished with no major damage reported

  11-07-2024 17:19
  
  Normandy fire services say blaze in spire extinguished, with all works of art saved, says French culture ministerFirefighters in the Normandy city of Rouen have managed to extinguish a fire in its world-famous gothic cathedral, calming fears of another disaster at one of France’s architectural jewels five years after the devastation of Notre Dame. Local fire services said no major damage was reported.A section of plastic sheeting covering renovation work 120 metres (400 feet) up the cathed
  
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• Rouen’s cathedral spire on fire during renovation work – video

  11-07-2024 14:16
  
  During renovation efforts, the spire of Rouen's Gothic cathedral in Normandy has ignited, evoking memories of the 2019 Notre Dame fire in Paris.Rouen's cathedral, considered one of France's architectural masterpieces, was famously depicted multiple times by the 19th-century impressionist painter Claude MonetRouen’s cathedral spire on fire in NormandyEmergency services battle to extinguish fire in Rouen’s gothic cathedral – Europe live Continue reading...
  
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• Cornish ‘tin tabernacle’ church linked to 1907 sea rescue given listed status

  11-07-2024 07:00
  
  First vicar of tiny St Mary’s church in Cadgwith took part in RNLI rescue of 456 people from stricken liner SuevicA tiny church speedily built from corrugated iron more than a century ago and synonymous with one of the UK’s most famous sea rescues has been given protected status.Historic England has declared that St Mary’s in the Cornish fishing village of Cadgwith is important both for its architectural worth and its link to the rescue of 456 passengers and crew from the Suevi
  
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