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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sophie Robinson

Church leaning more than Tower of Pisa has become ‘dangerous’

The tower of the church leans 5.1 degrees, more than the tilt of the Leaning Tower of Pisa (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

A church which is leaning more than the famous Tower of Pisa has become dangerous to use and has cracking in its walls as funds are being raised to repair it.

Parishioner Mike Hine said residents of Dry Doddington in Lincolnshire were “up in arms” when they were told the severely tilted tower of St James’ Church in the village could be forced to close if its flooring was not fixed.

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