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Date Posted: 12:18:04 12/07/99 Tue
Author: Blake
Subject: Re: Britannic War time interior
In reply to: James Pepper 's message, "Britannic War time interior" on 01:35:30 12/07/99 Tue

> Russ: When they took out the rich fittings to
> Britannic for World War I, they did not take out the
> woodwork, they took out the furniture. The trappings
> of this hospital ship Was very luxurious. This does
> not explain the grand staircase being the flat white
> look to it, but they probably did take fancy woodwork
> out of public areas, especially to prevent damage.
> The wear and tear of a flight of stairs in a hospital
> would make them consider removing the good stuff.
> And perhaps the square ceiling of the Grand Staircase
> was due to this war footing. They probably took out
> the glass skylights, the leaded glass, would be
> difficult, time consuming and expensive to replace.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> James Pepper
Perhaps that the grand staircase wasn't completely done. Maybe the intended woodwork wasn't installed yet. When Britannic was called to war, she wasn't done. ~Blake

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