Ian demolishing the forge chimney, which has become unstable |
The bulge in the supporting forge side wall will be taken down, then the structure rebuilt |
Barry sawing louvre brackets & filing off sharp edges |
Ian drilling the brackets |
Geoff feeling blue (photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe) |
Dave further raising the shed furnace chimney ..... |
..... with Martin mixing |
Richard sawing louvres |
Ian is in the scissor lift in the lantern, fitting bars & glazing |
This evening's external view showing progress on the lantern |
2 comments:
I assume, as custodians of such a historic building, the forge chimney was carefully documented before it was taken down, so the rebuild will be accurate?
Yes, we have dimensions, photographs and the bricks. The forge itself has not been demolished, although a bulging wall will need to be re-erected. We had little time to act since noticing movement in the structure, to the point where I witnessed mortar tumbling down the outside of the chimney on Tuesday, even though nothing was happening thereabouts.
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