During other maintenance work on the roof and steeple we noticed that one of the louvres was in a desperate state so it was replaced.
Here is how it looked before.
Basic steeplejack access (ladders and bosun’s chairs) on Old Parish & St. Paul’s Church in Galashiels.
For a number of years we have erected the banners for the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly at their HQ on Edinburgh’s Mound.
We frequently have to fit cramps to stabilise masonry features such as this decorative gable finial stone.
In case you don’t already know, cramps are shaped lengths of stainless steel that secure one stone to it’s neighbour.
No scaffold was necessary here. As you can see we are using abseil gear for access to the outside wall.
Just a few shots showing a small slate patching job on a slated spire in Perthshire, Scotland.
