Matthew Higby (the bellhanger who is supervising the work) sent me some photos of our new bells which are now ready to be delivered.
The new treble bell
The new second bell
Friday 19 May 2017
Tuesday 16 May 2017
Lifting the lifting gear
With the old wooden beam gone, the belfry looks quite different!
All ringing has stopped until the job is complete.
The task yesterday was to rig up a pulley to take the heaviest items of lifting gear up the tower. These include a 8' steel girder (to replace the wooden one in the photo) and a heavy 1000kg chain block. We also have the use of 2 x 500kg blocks, a 30cwt pull lift and a handful of strops, all of which were tested and certified last week.
All the ropes have been identified and untied prior to the removal of the wheels and headstocks.
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