Weatherwatch: should lightning conductors be pointed or blunt?
by Paul Brown from on (#3QJ6S)
When St Bride's church was damaged by lightning in 1764 George III contacted Benjamin Franklin for advice. But the two fell out over the best design
St Bride's church in Fleet Street, London was a sorry sight on June 19, 1764 having been struck by lightning the day before. The top of Christopher Wren's tallest spire came crashing down - losing the top 2.5 metres (8 ft) of its total 71-metre (234 ft) height.
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