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Scaffolding, stocks and sails

Posted on 4 November 2010 by Flextiles

Today the scaffolding started being erected. Because the whole structure, including the cap, needs to be protected, and buttressing is required because the scaffolding mustn’t touch the brickwork, the process is expected to take about three weeks, depending on the … Continue reading →

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Goodbye sails, hello scaffolding

Posted on 1 November 2010 by Flextiles

The last sail was finally removed last Thursday (photos below). In the end, the operation went quite smoothly, though the wooden stock supporting the sail needed quite a bit of planing down so that it could be removed more easily … Continue reading →

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