QUESTIONS FROM THE CIC

> Where in England, or the UK, is corrugated iron made? You can find DIY technology in India

> Are there any Australian or architects from around the world who like working in new corrugated iron?

> Did Henry Robinson Palmer invent corrugation and constructional technique?

> Why did asbestos cement sheets eclipse it for farm buildings in the UK, and what happened elsewhere?

> Who makes corrugated iron now, where are they based?

> Are there any new buildings which use the old patterns?

> What is the standard size of the sheets, dimensions of ripples around you?

> What was Galvani's role in development of galvanising?

> Is galvanising damaging to the environment - winning of zinc, the industrial process?

> What is it called in your place? Tell us of the range of local names, eg "tin", "zinc" (as in tin or zinc roofs), "the galvanise" ... see some more words.

> Is there anyone out there who has taken photographs of the surviving Great Western Railway "pagodas"? Do they still exist, for example the ones at South Greenford halt and Appleton halt?

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