The Spire The Spire The Spire is a 1964 novel by the English author William Golding. "A dark and powerful portrait of one man's will", it deals with the construction of the 404-foot high spire loosely based on Salisbury Cathedral; the vision of the fictional Dean Jocelin. In this novel, William Golding utilises stream of consciousness writing with an omniscient but increasingly fallible narrator. Jocelin, the Dean of the cathedral, directs the construction of a towering spire funded by his aunt, Lady Alison, a mistress of the former King. The project is carried on against the advice of many, and in particular
Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 The Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 is a municipal district in south western Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 3, its municipal office is located in the Town of Pincher Creek. The Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 was originally renamed from the "Municipal District of Crowsnest No. 39" to the "Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 39" in 1944. It was renumbered a year later in 1945. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 recorded a population