'…Just before completion of the house a tradesman came to weld the northern terrace handrail into place. He pointed his acetylene torch onto the steel diagonal tension member supporting the cantilevered end of the house and watched in amazement …'

'as the steel pipe became longer and longer and thinner and thinner… '

'he stopped only when he heard the loud noise of the glass behind him exploding. If he had continued the house would have collapsed. It was soon put right by jacking up the deflected end of the house and repairing the tension member...'