The two concrete pad-stones for the steel beam for the new treble in the north east corner were cast today. Once the steel is cut to size and put precisely in place, more shuttering will be cut and the recesses completely encased in more concrete.
This is the pocket in the east wall with the concrete newly poured, leveled and smoothed.
We also continued with the massive tidy-up by removing the layers of carpet in the room between the bells and the ringing chamber, dropping the many pieces down to the ground level using the rope. We then took the carpets outside and shook them in the gale force wind.
This carpet was put down some years ago for acoustic reasons, otherwise the bells would be far too loud. This room will be thoroughly cleaned before the carpet is put back down.
This has also given us the chance to plan where the ropes might eventually fall to make a good circle.
The rope holes for the three largest bells will be the same as they were previously. Some of the others will need to be drawn across at a slight angle on pulleys, but the general idea is to use the existing holes (of which there are several generations of old ones to choose from), or the gaps between the beams for the ropes to pass through to the ringing chamber.
