A slow motion topple | Steeple Collapse New London, CT

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2 ай бұрын

The steeple was slowly tiliting towords collapse but nobody noticed. The church steeple of of the First Congregational Church in New London, CT, collapsed at 1:30pm on Thursday Jan 25, 2024. Through frame by frame measurements of the security footage the lean has been measured and described in the video
The currents building owner is Engaging Heaven Ministries. This church was completed in 1851 after the previous church burnt down. The architect rejected the construction of the spire and said the only solution was for it to be rebuilt. This did not happen and it turned out to be a 170 ticking time bomb.
The following is a transcript of letter by Architect Leopold Eidtlitz addressed to the church building committee as recorded in the church register:
New London Oct 21, 1851
Gentlemen,
The walls of the main tower of your church have parted in several places, in consequence of defective masonry and unequal settling, produced by a want of sufficient bond in the walls and by the hurried erection of the steeple.
Mr Blescch and myself thought proper to secure the tower with iron anchors, by which means we succeeded in staying the progress of the parting of the walls.
In order to arrive at the most efficient mode of remedying the defect of the structure in a permanent manner, I have (without your consent) consulted Mr Upjohn, (architect from city f New York) on the subject, and after mature deliberation we have come to the conclusion that in order to secure a sound and substantial tower to your church, its would be advisable as the only sure remedy, to take down the whole of the steeple and tower, and have it rebuilt by a more competent and reliable person than your present contractor. Submitting this, our opinion to your deliberation.
I am, Gentlemen, Most Respectfully Yours.
Leopold Eidlitz of the firm Blesch & Eidlitz
To
Andrew Frink Esq.
Sydney Henn Esq.
VS Perkins Esq.
Building Committee of the first Congregational church, New London.
Voted that the Society take no actionat present on the subject of the communication made by L. Eidlitz to the building committee regarding the main tower & spire of the meeting house.
The meeting was then adjourned without day
Attest Ephehenbrough Clerk
*certain words are indistinct and this is by best assumption.

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@Helladamnleet Ай бұрын

Nah, judging from those stairs it was SCREAMING out in distress the same way the condo collapse in Surfside was incredibly preventable.

@chrismoyler Ай бұрын

EXACTLY SO!! The structure was indeed screaming its distress to all. But nobody listened!

@matthewzeller5026 Ай бұрын

Out of curiosity how do you go about fixing something like this? I imagine you can't just pluck out a brick and put in new ones especially if it was already that unstable.

@boggisthecat Ай бұрын

@@matthewzeller5026 They built an internal steel brace within the Christ Church tower here (in Christchurch, New Zealand). A mistake was made in starting it further up the inside of the tower, relying on the base to hold up against the expected forces from earthquake, rather than anchoring it in the ground. When it was toppled by the earthquake here in 2011 it sheered off where the brace stopped. These sort of processes are difficult and extremely expensive, so it’s really only very significant buildings where this is viable - and the work done was not adequate in this case. Very few old buildings here survived that earthquake, and most of the much newer high rise buildings (most built from the late 1980s on) were severely compromised and had to be demolished. Not many complete failures and collapses, due to mandatory earthquake strengthening work. Rebuild must now be to much higher structural strength, so most buildings have very obvious heavy structural steel frames. (Insurers took a huge hit when most of the city was written off.)

@matthewzeller5026 Ай бұрын

@@boggisthecat thanks for the info. It's crazy how everything can look so stable and then collapse in an instant because of the tiniest things over time.

@boggisthecat Ай бұрын

@@matthewzeller5026 Usually there are warning signs of building failure. In the case of the buildings that totally failed here, two were built by the same company in the late 1980s and were found to have been not constructed to the plans. Occupants of the building where the worst casualties occurred had complained consistently over years about structural issues, but no proper inspection was done and remedial work not enforced. The person responsible for constructing those buildings decided he needed to urgently travel to South America immediately after the earthquake. A replacement building near the city centre here that was nearly complete had to have major additional strengthening done. An architectural engineering student happened to be passing by and noticed what seemed to be major problems. They managed to get the ear of city officials and an inspection found that this was another building where the plan was apparently considered optional. People are highly resistant to learning when money is involved.

@garywatson3778 Ай бұрын

I live not far from there, and I know one of the firefighters who responded. He said it looked like a scene from a war movie. It's a miracle no one was killed, much less injured. He told me: "There was a lady inside in the back office when it happened. She said that she heard the noise, and went to go see what happened. When she opened the door to the sanctuary, she was met with sunlight and wind."

@ominous-omnipresent-they Ай бұрын

Noice.

@Paul_Wetor 22 күн бұрын

That is one lucky person, to be so close to disaster and yet only hear noise. You'd think the collapse would have done more shaking.

@garywatson3778 21 күн бұрын

@@Paul_Wetor I mean, it is/was made of stone, which is pretty sturdy and sound proof-ish. In either case, I'm sure she felt protected that day.

@RinoaL Ай бұрын

I help maintain old buildings, and people are far too trusting that they will last forever and ever when abused. Buildings are machines, they move and wear down. Especially when they get wet.

@ligametis Ай бұрын

I think over 500 years old Rotbav church tower also seemingly randomly collapsed in Romania, Transylvania in 2016. But of course there was the same reason, building got old, not enough maintenance, a bit lower quality materials finally gave way.

@TheStygian Ай бұрын

True. Water is a huge eroder.

@dizzykwalla1198 Ай бұрын

I never thought of a building as a machine but you're absolutely right! They move and sway and take on damage over time which needs repair and maintenance like a car. Well said.

@HobbyOrganist Ай бұрын

@@ligametis "On the evening of February 19, 2016, the church tower clock struck twice in Rotbav, then came the end of it. The clock, bells, tower and part of the church’s nave dropped down to the ground in the blink of an eye." That nicely proves the swinging bells in the tower in the end brought it down

@christopher9727 Ай бұрын

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@henryptung 2 ай бұрын

> Eidlitz added anchor ties in 1851 and in his words they were there "to stay the progress of the parting of the walls". He noted the ties were a temporary solution. _shows modern photograph with ties still in place_ Really demonstrates a key point - in construction, there aren't really "temporary solutions". There's what you built, and then there is (or isn't) the funding and will to maintain/improve it.

@AlexofZippo Ай бұрын

“Nothing more permanent than a temporary solution.”

@spex357 Ай бұрын

No funding because the Church had a lot of power once and governments really hated it, so tempted the public away from them. Nothing is temporary as far as the weather is concerned, and wet weather is the most destructive.

@baneofbanes Ай бұрын

⁠@@spex357genuinely one of the dumbest thing I’ve ever read. Church and state have always been separate in the United States.

@spex357 Ай бұрын

@@baneofbanes Not so in the UK.

@baneofbanes Ай бұрын

@@spex357 cool, this video takes place in Connecticut, aka the USA, not the UK.

@goofytycooner5519 Ай бұрын

It's pretty surreal seeing a youtuber from halfway across the world analyze the church I used to go to. I had no idea the steeple had such glaring flaws from when it was first built or that the 2011 inspection was never signed off by a structural engineer

@DeereX748 2 ай бұрын

Outstanding 3D computer modeling and overall engineering analysis. I was never aware of this collapse in the news.

@pedecadonstudios714 Ай бұрын

Uh... modeling was pretty poor actually especially with the amount of detail clearly visible yet ignored.

@nhutran86 Ай бұрын

A few questions@@pedecadonstudios714 What do you know about modeling Second what do you know about 3d animation Third did you see the Google earth mesh

@germansteamlocomotive Ай бұрын

i think it went under the radar bc it was ENTIRELY overshadowed by the notre dame fire that happened like what? 4.5 years prior?

@ginog5037 Ай бұрын

What news? The joke msm is useless today...

@sirzebra Ай бұрын

@@pedecadonstudios714 stick to roblox kid, dont embarass yourself voicing your worthless opinion. Why dont you spend the hours and produce your own version if that's not to your liking ? Because you wouldnt even know where to start, and would have never put in the work, that's why you're blabbering in the comment section. now move along.

@chrismoyler Ай бұрын

THE DISTORTED STAIRCASE tells us all we need to know. That degree of movement was ignored but proved to be fatal! Finally, speaking as a surveyor who monitored the movement of structures for 20 years of my career, it would have been an extraordinarily easy and cheap thing to survey the tilting movement of the tower externally, using modern survey equipment. A log of that movement would have demonstrated clearly any acceleration of the tilt. Why wasnt this very simple surveying procedure enacted?? Madness!

@john1703 Ай бұрын

Equally, the report cited at 10:30 is going to be used against the author(s).

@Drobium77 Ай бұрын

Anyone with a plumb line from the top of the tower to the ground, could have measured the tilt. Looks like a lot of people simply looked the other way, probably due to cost

@spacethingreckoning5114 Ай бұрын

It seems suspiciously convenient that structural engineers were excluded from that study. From the church electing to do nothing after initial warnings, to ignoring very obvious warning signs and omitting the people who would've sounded the alarm, it sounds like the owners of the church didn't want to hear confirmation of what they feared.

@Blackadder75 Ай бұрын

@@Drobium77 "in god we trust" it is written on their money..... Every time they look at money they think, should we spend this to repair this? nah.....

@JJRClassic88 2 ай бұрын

As a New London CT resident and a former member of the Second Congregational Church, I just want to say thank you for making this excellent presentation! You've visually answered so many questions that I've had for months. There hasn't been any coverage of the sudden collapse from the local news since February. I'm looking forward to hearing what the investigation report has to say. Hopefully it comes out soon.

@Mike-Bell 2 ай бұрын

Always happy to hear my efforts are appreciated.

@crazychicken7125 Ай бұрын

I know the church itself was demolished, but was the annex/offices demolished as well? I haven't been able to find a good answer.

@JJRClassic88 Ай бұрын

@@crazychicken7125 last I saw, the annex building is still intact.

@kacperwoch4368 Ай бұрын

Why was the remaining structure demolished? Isn't this like a landmark? Where is the community, the city council?

@AlexofZippo Ай бұрын

@@kacperwoch4368it’s likely that with the tower gone, the rest of the building was structurally unsound. I’d wager that it was demolished to ensure safety while a permanent solution is decided upon. The sad part is that a restoration became almost impossible the moment the tower collapsed; the building’s fallen, it’s not coming back. They can rebuild it, but using the old materials and getting age-appropriate materials to match will be an enormous expense.

@therealzilch Ай бұрын

Brilliant analysis. As an instrument maker, I'd just add that it's not impossible that the organ contributed another straw that broke the camel's back: if the masonry was already water damaged and loose, then the constant vibration could slowly shake more mortar loose. Subscribed. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott

@alextirrellRI Ай бұрын

I've heard stories of churches warning organists not to use certain bass stops because they might damage the building.

@therealzilch Ай бұрын

@@alextirrellRI Thanks, that's good to know. But I don't think this was one of those churches. And you're right, of course: the bass pipes put out the most energy by far, and if one of them hit a resonant frequency of a room in the church, it could transfer quite a bit of that energy to the masonry.

@HobbyOrganist Ай бұрын

As a pipe organ builder I don't buy a word of that. If vibrations like that was enough to "shake mortar loose" the mortar was already cracked and failing because it was crappy sand or lime mortar that has little more strength than sand, the mortar doesnt actually hold blocks of stone together in any case.

@HobbyOrganist Ай бұрын

@@alextirrellRI "Stories" is just that, and has nothing to do with the building, it would apply to already weakened water damaged plaster covered walls and ceilings under or around the organ, but then slamming a nearby door would be all it would take to cause the plaster to fall in that condition.

@HobbyOrganist Ай бұрын

@@therealzilch Oh come on now!!! LOL!! a church like this doesnt have pipes that big in the first place, this was not a massive cathedral that had 32 foot open wood or 32 foot stopped wood (that generates very low frequency tones) organ pipes in it! The organ was built in 1870 and had 16' facade pipes as the largest. The church had CLOCKS and at least one big heavy bronze bell if not more for the clock to ring out the time, they were all placed up at the top. Plenty of churches have had to stop using swinging bells because they are so heavy and the back and forth motion they have- literally SHAKE the tower when being used. From an engineering forum; I've been asked to take a look at a church bell tower. I was told that every time the bell rings, plaster falls off the ceiling. They want me to come down and take a look to make sure its not a structural problem. Doesnt sound like a structural problem to me, but I certainly will take a look. It sounds inevitable that vibrations from the bell after years of use would eventually shake some finishes loose. A response included; 2. I did work on a bell tower years ago that had a similar problem. It turned out that there was so much pigeon manure in the bell tower that the added load from the wet manure pile caused deflection in the wood joist and cracked the plaster. Really! There were areas 4' thick of manure! 3. If the church is new, then I would look more toward a structural vibration problem. Perhaps, the bell support structure needs to be stiffened? --- There's also this youtube video titled; Bell ringing at St Mary's Church exposes serious damage to building West Bridgford Wire News The video literally shows the stone wall MOVING back and forth as the bells are ringing!

@timsullivan4566 2 ай бұрын

Fascinating and perfectly explained. So refreshing to be spared the insulting hyperbole typical of most content in this genre - thank you.👋👍🙏

@donaldhoot7741 Ай бұрын

LOL!

@borntoclimb7116 Ай бұрын

Agree

@rotunnoe Ай бұрын

Agreed! Very well done!

@QPRTokyo Ай бұрын

Yes.

@awesomeferret Ай бұрын

What "insulting hyperbole"? It's easy to find examples of channels on this kind of topic that are not insulting or hyperbolic, and it's really difficult to find one's that are. Is my KZfaq algorithm just better than yours or something? He's just another great channel, because there aren't really any channels that I've ever come across that fit your accusation. To be clear, I'm assuming that the reason my reality is different than yours is because I've clicked on "the right" videos and probably have watched way more of them (basically, I'm assuming you know something that I don't). Or maybe we are simply thinking of dramatically different genres that happen to both apply to this channel? TLDR: what the heck do you mean by "insulting hyperbole", considering how insultingly hyperbolic that accusation appears to be to this specific KZfaq community? The irony. 😂

@kamikitazawa Ай бұрын

I used to live in New London and this is the first I am hearing that the church tower collapsed. Just stumbled on this video. That steeple was one of the few attractive elements of the town’s skyline.

@crazyguy_1233 Ай бұрын

This is incredibly sad. Had the church taken the advice given when it was built this may have been prevented. Had people monitored the tilt this could have been prevented. Had the structural damage been noticed and repaired properly this could have been prevented. Fortunately nobody was harmed but the many times it could have been prevented led up to the loss of this historic structure. We lose these historic buildings everyday often from lack of proper maintenance and monitoring. If we want these places to survive we need to be paying attention to structural changes and shifts. This building's lean doubled in such a short time. It shifted enough in such a short time that had there been monitoring it would have been caught by somebody before it was too late. You have done an incredible job with this video and you have brought up something very important that more should be aware about especially in places with historic buildings.

@Spartan322 Ай бұрын

It seems almost miraculous in how avoided and disregarded the problems were, as a Christian it would potentially even suggest that it also was a case of God warning the church. Sometimes He uses very ordinary means to do that. As for why He'd do such, I can't say, I don't know the church, its people, or its history.

@crazyguy_1233 Ай бұрын

@@Spartan322 I wish the warnings had been noticed. Too many beautiful old churches have been lost this year due to ignorance and accidents.

@hia5235 Ай бұрын

Maybe the govt should stop giving BILLIONS to random countries.

@crazyguy_1233 Ай бұрын

@@hia5235 I agree. We should be funding ourselves and stop putting the nation in even more debt. We could be doing more for our people on the streets or our vets who have PTSD and we could be maintaining some of our historic sites.

@hunterbear2421 19 күн бұрын

@@hia5235 Then again its not like the govt is giving much money, If you look at how much tehy are giving its less then 0,5% of the total amount the country makes. I don't think 0.5% would really make a difference even if we kept it

@nhojnhoj6767 2 ай бұрын

Another masterful presentation.

@Mike-Bell 2 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@FiscalWoofer Ай бұрын

Wonderful video presentation! Thank you. I bought an old church c1450 we have repaired much of the tower now, but the main reasons for the damage from structural reports are primarily: water damage over decades washing out the lime mortar, then addition of a bell frame that was imposed into already weaker areas high up . The movement of the frame in part acted like a slow battering ram as the two main oak lintels rocked on the west wall corners. There were inadequate ties pinning the four wall at the corners together. Very interesting!

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Thats is very interesting. Good luck on your project

@chosen1one930 22 күн бұрын

@@Mike-BellI would say it was rain from granite or slate roof where it met at the tower. Water slight leaking down against the roof affecting the already inadequate mortar. That would be my guess by the video. It looks like the tower sinks slightly down than toppling and breaking half way up during the fall. It's just a guess but rain water on roofs that arent checked adequately are a problem. The added prolonged wetness if hidden. From elements with prolonged dry periods is something can be a cause. These are guesses and ideas from everything I've seen other the years on the job.

@Bobrogers99 Ай бұрын

Sadly, there are many churches with grand historical buildings and a dwindling congregation that lacks the resources to keep them in good repair. One by one, we lose these architectural gems.

@alexhajnal107 Ай бұрын

In many cases they are being repurposed. For example, there's a wonderful coffeehouse in Brunswick, MD that's in a former church.

@buckodonnghaile4309 Ай бұрын

@@alexhajnal107perhaps not the grandest example but my neighbour lives in the country church my grandparents were married in in Eastern Canada. It make a beautiful home.

@Nash1a Ай бұрын

And they are not building new ones like that anymore.

@thunderbird1921 22 күн бұрын

@@alexhajnal107 In the small Virginia town I live in, the largest Baptist church moved out of their traditional sanctuary to a a more modern building on the town's outskirts in like the 2000s. The old building is now a performing arts center and business location (a coffee shop is in the annex, the old sanctuary is the auditorium and the church offices are used for various small businesses). A farmer's market is hosted in the parking lot as well, I believe. It was a historic landmark, so thankfully the townspeople found good use for it.

@alexhajnal107 22 күн бұрын

@@thunderbird1921 That sounds lovely. (Not to mention being a much better use of the space IMO.)

@madmanmapper Ай бұрын

If your model is accurate, the side that gave out had quite a few weak points. It appears to be thinner than the front wall, and there are two archways on either side, but offcenter towards the wall that gave out. Add to that two flat roofs on either side where water would pool and leak into the masonry. As so many disasters are, it's sort of a perfect storm. The mangled granite stairs should probably have been a dead giveaway...

@dbaider9467 2 ай бұрын

Very impressive. Your Plain-speak is much appreciated.

@TheLadderman Ай бұрын

Wow, this analysis is super high quality. I'm really impressed with all the effort you put into tracking the progress of the lean by modeling everything and syncing it up with the camera.

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@TheMrMikeo 2 ай бұрын

Great video! I like that you found an old building appraisal

@maudessen573 Ай бұрын

Mike, this video is is so richly detailed. I really appreciated the examples of other tilting structures, the historic references, etc. It is a testament to your reputation for quality that you were able to get the HD video that helped your analysis. Your voiceover script is very clear and readily understood. I think this is your best video yet! Congratulations!

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Thanks Maud. Always appreciate and look forward to your comments.

@Yora21 Ай бұрын

My mother works in the administration of the Lutheran churches in Lübeck, which includes five very large medieval brick churches. All of them have enormous maintenance costs, and two of them in particular have pretty much permanently been undergoing repairs and reconstruction for decades. They are very much not static objects. (Though one has to question the medieval architects' decision to build a giant church tower on the corner of "Sand Street".)

@philipmcniel4908 21 күн бұрын

haha especially since the danger of doing that was literally used as a parable in the Bible.

@rickyquinteros7100 Ай бұрын

This video is extremely well researched and high quality, great content!

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Renville80 19 күн бұрын

We had a well known pharmacy building that changed hands and was to be remodeled by a regional pharmacy chain to return to their roots, the ‘new’ store being less than a block away from their founding store. They also acquired the building next door which had been a bar for decades. The contractor removed the load bearing wall between the two, even though the city stated they had only given permission for a couple openings between the two. The contractor thought it would work, but without warning, the pharmacy building slid down into the street. Almost everyone got out in time except for one employee (RIP) and a resident in one of the upstairs apartments in the pharmacy building (thankfully rescued with minor injuries). There was some worry about cascading failures in the next buildings, but some timely repairs were completed. The contractor was put under a microscope, some sketchy work was uncovered at other locations (including the next building over), and they are no longer in business. The new owner had the site cleared, proceeded with construction, and has since opened.

@patrickradcliffe3837 2 ай бұрын

A cautionary tale always check the structure behind your organ.

@jpdemer5 3 күн бұрын

Regular prostate exams are recommended.

@bella380 5 күн бұрын

I sang for a wedding in this church back in the 90's. Hearing of it's collapse has truly unnerved me. I love old buildings and losing them is really sad.

@BackToTheBlues Ай бұрын

Chesterfield was granted a coat of arms in 1955, featuring a shield topped by a Derby ram, with a cockerel on one side and a magpie on the other. The motto below is just one word, but a very clever choice: 'Aspire.'

@CybranM 3 күн бұрын

Really well made video, great work! I appreciate the effort you put into the 3d animations, visually showing how it happened helps a lot

@BoogsMcNoogs Ай бұрын

Mike, I have no idea how I got here but I'm glad I did. Fascinating stuff to learn here.

@cinobro6393 2 ай бұрын

Amazing how the church administrator kept working after the collapse.

@quantumleap359 Ай бұрын

One way to ensure the stability and longevity of any structure is to keep it under a good roof. Once there is water ingress, the damage begins and ultimate failure of the structure is almost inevitable. Good video.

@timothylegg Ай бұрын

173 years is ancient for construction in North America. Practically nothing lasts that long. The fact that it lasted this long makes it a kind of an outlier in durability.

@RaspberryWhy 2 ай бұрын

A very thorough video

@BobQKazoo Ай бұрын

Absolutely PHENOMINAL video. The great lengths you went to-to ensure your video was high production value and extremely informative is quite impressive.

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@xander1052 Ай бұрын

This might happen to the local to me All Saints Church in Isleworth. The 14th century bell tower is unsafe these days. Hopefully they solve it before we lose an icon.

@MerrimanDevonshire 2 ай бұрын

Thank you sir - very professional report ❤

@Bellicosy 16 күн бұрын

Tremendous video, Mike. It's wonderful that you are thorough and willing enough to use primary resources to ensure the accuracy of your work.

@Mike-Bell 16 күн бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@explorer47422 Ай бұрын

Imagine if the church congregation was full, there'd have been very few if any survivors based on the aftermath images

@jonnawyatt 19 күн бұрын

They all would have been with God. That's the main point of being religious.

@Apfelvater Ай бұрын

this is so good. so much information gathered and combined from that little material. you are a detective, dude.

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@GrumpyYank26 Ай бұрын

Excellent presentation! Good work.

@nian60 2 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Now I want to know more about that shorter tower at 16:19. How is that still upright? I will check it out.

@awesomeferret Ай бұрын

Well done. I thought Building Integrity was the only one who went this in depth, but you arguably outdo him due to your CGI. New subscriber.

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Welcome aboard. More like this to follow. Josh seems to have faded away.

@supermonkeywtf09 Ай бұрын

incredible work, this was a fantastic breakdown and intellectual exercise!

@charliem5254 Ай бұрын

I can't believe I'm just hearing about this now...

@More-Space-In-Ear Ай бұрын

What a brilliant video & very easy to understand. Thanks for sharing

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@batarasiagian9635 Ай бұрын

Excellent analysis. Many thanks.

@stanley_427 Ай бұрын

Incredible video! Everything was perfectly explained, and the recreation was wonderfully done!

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Rhinozherous 27 күн бұрын

Awesome animations and explanation! Thank you very much!

@Mike-Bell 27 күн бұрын

You're very welcome!

@seldoon_nemar Ай бұрын

Wow, this was crazy detailed and concise. amazing video, you have my subscription instantly

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@samuellourenco1050 Ай бұрын

The stone had to gave way due to the increase of the lateral force. My guess is that the steeple was not made out of massive stones, but of small rocks and mortar.

@luiztosk Ай бұрын

great content, no fillers, and the trick of building the model from Google mesh is pretty cool!

@oliverclothesoff5397 Ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing! Subscribed!

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@captainchaos3667 Ай бұрын

Fascinating and very well produced.

@markymark-r Ай бұрын

Just discovered your channel. Very interesting and informative. Subscribed!

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@user-ellievator Ай бұрын

Very nicely edited video with great attention to detail! This is professionalism.

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@j3tts0n65 Ай бұрын

Wow this is very interesting The 3d models are great for understanding the collapse

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

I’m glad you appreciated the 3d’s 😊

@user-er1ld4bq2u 21 күн бұрын

Just stumbled across this, great video, simulation and narrative.

@alannakennedy5273 25 күн бұрын

Learned alot...Thank You.

@vladimus9749 Ай бұрын

Impressive modeling and investigative skills! This channel will grow by leaps and bounds.

@Gabriel87100 Ай бұрын

This is so sad, the architecture of that tower was so pretty

@scottbogfoot 2 ай бұрын

Think that high advantage point cameras could, in the future, monitor skylines for minute movements of structures as a early warning system?

@Yezpahr Ай бұрын

That was a very professional model you perfected there, good job.

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@mfree80286 Ай бұрын

Interesting that the degraded area is directly behind the organ pipes. I wonder how much vibration would be induced in the structure from the proximity...

@user-lx3th5on8l Ай бұрын

Probably where the pedal pipes are located

@WitchKing-Of-Angmar 6 күн бұрын

It was an organ-ized attack, the instruments rebelled against that of which secluded their sound.

@peterhagen7258 22 күн бұрын

You can see on the photos from prior days, that there was snow on the ground at least part of the time. NL had gone through several freeze-thaw cycles in the preceding days. I don't think that the possibility of water infiltration (and resulting freezing) in some of the compromised masonry can be ruled out as a contributing factor.

@EternamDoov Ай бұрын

Hey, great video. Thought you'd like to know that on the diagram of the lean angle (such as at 8:01) there is an error. The decade 1930s has no apostrophe in. You may be thinking of the apostrophe in '30s.

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Thanks. Useful to know. When I put that in, it didn't quite look right 🤔😅

@vali5411 Ай бұрын

This must be a contender for the longest awaited "I told you so!"

@Lawman212 2 ай бұрын

Quite a thorough account and a very interesting story. I'm surprised I had not heard about it.

@richardmattocks Ай бұрын

Stunning work, well researched and fascinating video.

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ptonpc Ай бұрын

Fascinating video. Subscribed.

@killaronjones3933 Ай бұрын

This is incredibly enlightening and entertaining

@Lindsay-nx5sv 6 күн бұрын

I live the next town over from New London. I drive into town from route 1. From there, you could see 1st Congregational Church and St Mary's Church ahead in the skyline. From a distance, they looked right next to each other. St Mary's looks very lonely now.

@wapartist Ай бұрын

Im a commercial building inspector and honestly im surprised this doesn’t happen more often with load bearing masonry construction

@School-kid123 Ай бұрын

Wow this is so well done! I am not an expert, but I think this situation could have been preventable by proper observations. This type of videos always fascinate me.

@onlyoneamong300 22 күн бұрын

Great engineering analysis! On the lighter side, a pleasure to listen to this gentleman talking! He kind of sounds like old, British character Mr Srooge! I can even imagine his old, musty house, with a steep roof, and dormers shedding a constant, misty rain! Brrr! I need a cup of very hot tea already! And warm biscuits! 🥶 ☕ 🍪

@markmalasics3413 Ай бұрын

I had no idea this happened! On Sunday, June 7, 2020 I stopped there to take photos of the church for my upcoming photo book Classic Churches Of Connecticut. In the final print I couldn't understand why the church steeple seemed to have a slight curve, and I used PhotoShop to straighten it the best I could. But something didn't look right when I examined and edited the photos that night, but I couldn't figure it out as most architectural photos need a little angle correction. I just wonder if the homeless guy who accosted me was still sitting on those steps in the front when the collapse happened. Thank you for posting.

@AudiDex 17 күн бұрын

What crazy about all of this is that if you look on google earth the town is 3d rendered and you can see the church tower tilting

@bradye21playsIndieHorror Ай бұрын

This is really well done. I might have seen this traveling several years ago and not even known. That is ridiculous it was allowed to continue operating with the stairs buckled like that.

@SysOpQueen Ай бұрын

twisted church steeples remind me of «Мор. Утопия» maybe it's the masonry and stoneworks, maybe it's the twist itself, i dunno. good job hunting down the actual security footage and not a re-recording! PS: Fantastic job with your 3D modelling and maths! Very interesting stuff!

@LTKK Ай бұрын

This is the good type of old school youtube content I miss. The algorithm just recommended this for some reason. Maybe because I was in a 9/11 wormhole, and the collapsing steeple is similar in a way. Nonetheless, good video... salute!

@alexlents4689 Ай бұрын

Really sad to see as a preservation advocate. Such a great example of gothic revival, and older than the civil war. It’s at least good that it’s leading to a widespread inspection of other buildings to see if they’re in similar danger.

@rossritchie7611 Ай бұрын

What a story! Good video!

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@RayBecker 28 күн бұрын

Oh wow, I remember that Church. I was at Submarine School late Fall, 1982.

@willewiking98 Ай бұрын

Excellent video

@brickistic8188 22 күн бұрын

conspiracy theorists will see this and think it was a controlled demolition

@WitchKing-Of-Angmar 6 күн бұрын

They shouldn't be given the time of day. And they haven't the faintest idea how offensive they are.

@chris-hayes Ай бұрын

the 3d cut-outs are really cool

@antonsmith1497 Ай бұрын

High quality content.

@SamCyanide Ай бұрын

I live pretty close to this, surprised I didn't hear about this

@dalar2 2 ай бұрын

utterly fantastic!

@Mike-Bell 2 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@theOlLineRebel Ай бұрын

OMG! This was a town I frequented when I worked up there a few years, and not far from the train station I used to frequent when going home! If this was so catastrophic, I can’t believe it didn’t make some national news!

@motohddk Ай бұрын

Amazing research on this one!

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@HistoryOnPaper Ай бұрын

0:19 there is just a person delivering a pizza

@TheDeletingnow Ай бұрын

do you get commissioned for these videos? the quality is insanely high

@Bellringercameron Ай бұрын

How many many bells in the tower? We’re there any in the small side towers

@williamlloyd3769 Ай бұрын

Appreciate your scientific modeling. PS - Would recently developed laser scanning technology been a better way to evaluate the building? Seems on documentary programs, this method of scanning allows for a better means of detecting subtle clues

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Yes Lidar radar is extremely accurate.

@rich1051414 Ай бұрын

No one can look at that stairwell and say in good faith that nothing is wrong. Granite stone doesn't heave itself apart like that easily.

@kuzter1737 Ай бұрын

What great work sir!

@Mike-Bell Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@christopher9727 Ай бұрын

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@fuckoff5893 Ай бұрын

It’s a shame it was condemned and demolished completely. Sure it would have been exorbitantly expensive to rebuild from what remained, but whatever they replace it will surely be another modern brutal corporate eyesore