> as far as I know the Brits didn't have any building nearly that tall in 1700 I assume that reference was to Lincoln Cathedral, the tallest spire of which is

> as far as I know the Brits didn't have any building nearly that tall in 1700 I assume that reference was to Lincoln Cathedral, the tallest spire of which is indeed 520 feet tall. > This argument of yours projects onto the past an opinion that nobody actually held. Agreed.