The George Hotel, Reading
A netted scaffold wrapping the curved corner of The George Hotel for external painting, with the shops and pavement below kept open.
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Newbury · Heritage
Church Tower Repointing, Newbury
A full-height scaffold around the brick tower of a church in Newbury, taken above the parapet for repointing works to the main tower.
- Location
- Newbury
- Building
- Church, brick tower and flint nave
- Works
- Repointing the main tower
- Scaffold
- Wrapped around the tower
- Extent
- Full height, above the parapet
The project
Repointing a church tower
This church in Newbury has a brick tower rising beside its flint nave, set in a churchyard of old headstones. Repointing the main tower meant reaching every part of its brickwork, from the ground to the top of the parapet, while working with care around the church and the churchyard.
How it was scaffolded
We wrapped the tower in a scaffold from the churchyard to above the parapet, with working lifts all the way up and ladders between them inside the scaffold. At the top, the scaffold rises above the parapet with guardrails, giving safe access to the highest brickwork. Where the tower meets the church, a lattice beam carries the scaffold over the roof of the nave.
Full height
Working lifts from the churchyard to the top of the tower.
Above the parapet
Guardrails at the top for safe access to the highest brickwork.
Bridged over the nave
A lattice beam spanning the roof where the tower meets the church.
In the churchyard
Set up among the paths and headstones around the tower.
Gallery
Project photos
Church tower scaffolded for repointing Guardrails above the tower parapet Lattice beam bridging the nave roof
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Tell us about the site and the work. We will call to confirm the details, arrange a survey if one is needed, and send a clear written quotation.
- Survey We measure up and check access, ground and licence needs.
- Quote A written price with the scaffold design and hire period set out.
- Erect Our team installs, inspects and tags the scaffold on the agreed date.