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Moving House

22 points by asyncscrum 4y ago

nathell 4y ago
In 1962, the church of Mary’s Nativity in Warsaw, Poland, was moved by 21 metres to make room for widening of the nearby major thoroughfare [0]. It was the first moving-of-a-church operation in Europe. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nativity_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary,_Warsaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nativity_of_the_...
- mateo1 4y ago
  I assume it was essentially rebuild in the new position right?
  - nathell 4y ago
    No, it was moved. Essentially slided on six purpose-built rails in a three-hours-long operation.
CogniDizz 4y ago
If you didn't work together in Newfoundland, you didn't survive.
jeromegv 4y ago
You can google "bayanihan philippines" on Google Images and also see some impressive photos of people moving houses. https://www.google.com/search?q=bayanihan+philippines&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjniJDBltj3AhUXK80KHScjD0sQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1397&bih=771&dpr=2 https://www.google.com/search?q=bayanihan+philippines&client...
derbOac 4y ago
For a story of this going badly: http://www.rockybarker.com/house.html http://www.rockybarker.com/house.html
johnatwork 4y ago
My mother in law's mom is from one of these islands, and when I showed her the pictures of this site, she knew the names of most people and their backgrounds. It was incredible listening to that. She also said that a few of the houses as it was in the process of transported over the water and then resettled, were looted while people were told to stay away, quite sad.
thimkerbell 4y ago
I wish housemoving was more common.
ddoran 4y ago
The Shipping news [1] (Pulitzer and National Book Award winner) featured a house being moved over ice and Oscar and Lucinda [2] (Booker Award winner) featured a glass church being moved on water, as did their respective movies. [1] - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7354.The_Shipping_News https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7354.The_Shipping_News [2] - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/316496.Oscar_and_Lucinda https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/316496.Oscar_and_Luci...
lazyant 4y ago
They also do this in Chiloe, Chile https://youtu.be/QC_G6_T5YOY?t=2223 https://youtu.be/QC_G6_T5YOY?t=2223

22 points by asyncscrum 4y ago

In 1962, the church of Mary’s Nativity in Warsaw, Poland, was moved by 21 metres to make room for widening of the nearby major thoroughfare [0]. It was the first moving-of-a-church operation in Europe. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nativity_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary,_Warsaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nativity_of_the_...

mateo1 4y ago
I assume it was essentially rebuild in the new position right?
- nathell 4y ago
  No, it was moved. Essentially slided on six purpose-built rails in a three-hours-long operation.

CogniDizz 4y ago

If you didn't work together in Newfoundland, you didn't survive.

jeromegv 4y ago

You can google "bayanihan philippines" on Google Images and also see some impressive photos of people moving houses. https://www.google.com/search?q=bayanihan+philippines&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjniJDBltj3AhUXK80KHScjD0sQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1397&bih=771&dpr=2 https://www.google.com/search?q=bayanihan+philippines&client...

derbOac 4y ago

For a story of this going badly: http://www.rockybarker.com/house.html http://www.rockybarker.com/house.html

johnatwork 4y ago

My mother in law's mom is from one of these islands, and when I showed her the pictures of this site, she knew the names of most people and their backgrounds. It was incredible listening to that. She also said that a few of the houses as it was in the process of transported over the water and then resettled, were looted while people were told to stay away, quite sad.

thimkerbell 4y ago

I wish housemoving was more common.

ddoran 4y ago

The Shipping news [1] (Pulitzer and National Book Award winner) featured a house being moved over ice and Oscar and Lucinda [2] (Booker Award winner) featured a glass church being moved on water, as did their respective movies. [1] - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7354.The_Shipping_News https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7354.The_Shipping_News [2] - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/316496.Oscar_and_Lucinda https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/316496.Oscar_and_Luci...

lazyant 4y ago

They also do this in Chiloe, Chile https://youtu.be/QC_G6_T5YOY?t=2223 https://youtu.be/QC_G6_T5YOY?t=2223