Editing St Paul's Cathedral (section)

====Great Restoration====
Early in the 20th century, concerns were raised about the effects of settlement on the dome and the [[Pier (architecture)|piers]] supporting it, confirmed by surveyors' reports in 1913 and 1914. An appeal for £70,000 allowed two of the piers to be reinforced, despite delays caused by the [[First World War]]. A second appeal for £100,000 in 1922 allowed the work to continue, but on Christmas Eve 1924, a Dangerous Structures Notice was served on the cathedral by the City Corporation.{{sfn|Burns|2004|pp=95-96}} Starting in March 1925, concrete and more than 250 steel bars were inserted into the piers, while a great steel chain was embedded around the outside of the dome to stabilise it. The high altar was moved to the nave, and the organ was rebuilt in the north aisle so that worship could continue while work went on behind a screen. When the work was finally completed, a grand rededication service was held on 25 June 1930; it was attended by King George V and Queen Mary and featured a procession of the 220 men who had worked on the restoration.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Our Timeline – 1924 |url=https://www.stpauls.co.uk/our-timeline |website=www.stpauls.co.uk |location=London |publisher=Corporation of the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref> The service was broadcast on [[BBC Radio]], the first time that worship had been broadcast from the cathedral, as it had previously been opposed by the Dean and Chapter.<ref>{{cite book |last=Briggs |first=Asa |author-link=Asa Briggs |date= 23 March 1995|title=The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume II: The Golden Age of Wireless |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bdfNTH-jrrIC&pg=PA224 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=224 |isbn=978-0192129307 |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>