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A structural inspection is often only carried out when a structural defect or issue is identified or suspected. Usually during the procedure of a Home Buyer’s Survey if any structural problems are suspected they will be noted for further investigation by an expert structural engineer, who will be able to recognise the specific problem and recommend the possible methods to put right. If there is a more substantial suspected problem or the building’s history is particularly poor, a general structural inspection may be completed which will involve an inspection of the entire structure and all load-bearing areas of the building, alongside inspections of the surrounding site and any potential effects it could have, such as drainage issues or any trees near to the foundations of the property.
Any structural inspection will recommend the likely extent of any repair work that is required to fix the problem. When looking for a structural engineer, look for Chartered Surveyors who will be members of either the Institution of Structural Engineers or the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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Aldgate is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and partly the City of London. It was the eastern-most gateway by way of the London Wall leading from the City of London to Whitechapel along with the East End of London. It gave its name to a City ward bounded by White Kennet Street in the north and Crutched Friars towards the south.
The district’s name was first recorded in 1052 as ‘East gate’, but became Alegate by 1108. In the sixteenth century, John Stow derived the name from ‘Old Gate’. But Henry Harben, writing in 1918, said that this was wrong and that documents show a different variation written prior to 1486-7. Other meanings include ‘Ale Gate’, connected with an ale-house or ‘All Gate’, meaning the gate was free to everybody.
It’s believed that the gate at Aldgate spanned the road to Colchester during the Roman period, when London Wall was built. The gateway stood in the corner of the modern Duke’s palace on the east side of the city. It was rebuilt in between 1108 and 1147, and once more in 1215. It was reconstructed entirely between 1607 and 1609 in a more classical style. Like the other London gates, Aldgate was chained in 1377 because of concerns about attacks from the French. The gate was finally removed in 1761 and temporarily re-erected in Bethnal Green.