PICTURES TAKEN OF THE TOWER REPAIRS  2004

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These pictures were taken by Jon Tilley, stonemason.

128 new stone.jpg (13888 bytes)

128  New stone pieced into wide joint on spire, previously mortar

Church scaffold.jpg (18135 bytes)

Scaffolded tower from the S elevation

Loose pinnacle.jpg (18580 bytes)

The pinnacle tops were loose

129 tower with scaffold from N.jpg (25282 bytes)

129  Tower, north elevation

130  finished wet pointing.jpg (44198 bytes)

130  Close up of finished pointing (wet)

132  chopped out pointing.jpg (52794 bytes)

132  Chopped out pointing partially pointed

135  south transept.jpg (34094 bytes)

135  South transept

137  partially installed weatherstones.jpg (47038 bytes)

137  Partially installed weatherstones by side of pinnacle

139 cut out ashlar.jpg (43013 bytes)

139  Close up of cut out ashlar

142 rebuilt brickwork.jpg (45470 bytes)

142  Rebuilt brickwork to S W buttress

143 voids and decayed stone s w buttress.jpg (44287 bytes)

143  Voids and decayed stone to S W buttress abutting W wall

144 helical ties W elevation above window.jpg (39424 bytes)

144  Close up of helical ties to W elevation above window

145 helical ties W elevation above window.jpg (37565 bytes)

145  Close up of helical ties to W elevation above window

146 dave merriman inspecting pointing.jpg (37469 bytes)

146  Dave Merriman inspecting pointing

149 ashlar stone.jpg (47777 bytes)

149  Ashlar stone to tower skirting

151 spire from scaffold.jpg (34950 bytes)

151  View of spire from scaffold

153 quoin to s e buttress.jpg (33580 bytes)

153  Quoin to S E buttress

155 behind a pinnacle.jpg (36592 bytes)

155  View behind pinnacle before installation of weathering stones

160 by pinnacle.jpg (40662 bytes)

160  View of weatherings/York slab to pinnacle

163 oak blanking plate to louvres.jpg (33071 bytes)

163  Alan fitting oak blanking plate to louvres