Tower photo gallery
Architects:
Parkes Lees Architects Limited
4 Broad
Street
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 8AD
REPAIRS TO THE
TOWER FUNDED
ENTIRELY
BY THE
COMMUNITY
Builders:
George Climo and Sons
Trelake Ln
Treknow
Tintagel
Cornwall
PL34 0EW
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Erecting Scaffolding
Removing old pointing and Gales destroying protection
Replacing of floor timbers and new pointing
Fitting new Lead to roof
The long laborious pointing of walls and adding Lead
flashing
Final photos and Letter on page 2
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 "Tower half dressed in scaffolding")
 "Forrabury Church with scaffolding half up")
 "Whoops vehicle precariously tilted after trying to move")
 "Lorry wheel well buried")
 "Tower hidden from view awaiting new birth")
 "Inside tower showing roof & pointing")
 "Notice old roof joist sockets")
 "Guys chiseling out pointing")
 "Chiseling out pointing")
 "Ripped covering high winds June")
 "Ripped covering high winds June")
 "Joists on mian RSJ note lead capping Click to enlarge")
 "Joists being fitted with Lead capping Click to enlarge")
 "Rebuilt Pinnacle")
 "The long laborious job of re-pointing Note the white colour, this is how it was originally")
 "New joists supported by two massive RSJs")
 "Delivery of joists and RSJs")
 "Old joists with rotten ends")
 "Floor access and old joist ends")
 "Lead rolls waiting to be lifted into tower")
 "Carrying Lead after lifting from ground by hoist")
 "View inside tower of rendered walls, new hatch cover & Flagstaff anchor")
 "New roof access")
 "Detail of new copper hatch cover (Volunteers to clean)")
 "Detail of copper hatch cover and Flagstaff support")
 "Gutter outlet before removing old lead")
 "Gutter outlet")
 "Gutter outlet showing Lead")
 "Gutter outlet into refurbished Hopper")
 "Roof floor showing gutter and outlet")
 "Fitter preparing lead for gully")
 "New lead gully being laid click to enlarge image")
 "Gully showing use of copper nails")
 "New lead being laid to roof click to enlarge image")
 "Lead rolls fitted to gully")
 "New flag anchor ready for lead protection")
 "Finished Flag anchor with completed lead capping")
 "More pointing the tower will be so white")
 "Rebuilt and repointed pinnacles")
 "Builders pointing click to enlarge image")
 "Builders pointing click to enlarge image")
 "Builders pointing click to enlarge image")
 "Builders pointing click to enlarge image")
 "Builders pointing click to enlarge image")
 "View of Belfry Louvre click to enlarge image")
 "Rebuilt pinnacle click to enlarge image")
 "Pinnacle showing location hole for weather vane click to enlarge image")
 "Old cement fillet to be replaced with lead")
 "Finishing Lead flashing that replaces cement fillet")
 "Tower bell. History tells us some lost at sea")
