Roof rot hits church over Shakespeare's grave

Something is rotten in the city of Stratford-upon-Avon.

It's the beam that supports the roof over the grave of William Shakespeare, and the church were he lies is urgently seeking 50,000 pounds ($80,000) for repairs.

The Rev. Martin Gorick, vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, said the problem was discovered three weeks ago by workmen on the roof of the church, who were alarmed to find bits of the beam falling off.

The beam supports the roof of the chancel, the part of the church where the altar stands and where Shakespeare is buried.

"We were doing some urgent lead repairs anyway, and the workmen found the odd bit dropped off" into the chancel, Gorick said in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. on Monday.

"It's safe to be here to visit, but it's pretty perilous to work on," he said.

Roof rot hits church over Shakespeare's grave - Yahoo! News

 

Not really a shakespere person,give it plenty of woodworm varnish and it'll be ok.