How to win a pointless argument
Posted Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:38:44 GMT
By not trying… Here’s what Sir Christopher Wren did in Windsor. It’s somewhat bizarre that I lived in Windsor and ran past that same building practically every morning and never knew about it.
Christopher Wren was already one of the most respected architects in the country when some daft public servant questioned his design on safety basis, and asked for two additional columns to be built for extra support. Wren built them. Look here to see how - http://inel.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/sir-christopher-wrens-joke-in-windsor-guildhall/. They did not touch the ceiling. Many years later, they still don’t touch the ceiling.
As I mentioned earlier, I never knew that during the seven years I lived about half a mile away from this building. I’ve just found this out, from a book, whose main subject is how to ruthlessly manipulate people… Ah, well, you live and learn…
Hi George, Sir Christopher Wren obviously had a good sense of humour, and stuck to his guns on this architectural point, with a subtle joke at the expense of our former councillors. Glad you found my photo. One of my children told me this story, after going on a History Trail about town with his class. Does the book have any other good examples?