Photos Ardrossan Restoration Work July 2014

7th July 2014

Smart new fillet to North side of West coping
Smart new fillet to North side of West coping
Centre ridge capping
Centre ridge capping
Cutting shop ready for stone
Cutting shop ready for stone

8th July 2014 – More stone arrives

Starting on NW valley
Starting on NW valley
First strip of lead, North West valley
First strip of lead, North West valley
Lead fitting, North West valley
Lead fitting, North West valley
Foot of North West valley
Foot of North West valley
Where's the stone ?
Where’s the stone ?
Stone arrives!
Stone arrives!
Our new stone, from St Bee's quarry Cumbria.
Our new stone, from St Bee’s quarry Cumbria.
Unloading the stone
Unloading the stone
Still unloading the stone
Still unloading the stone
Unloading with the crane
Unloading with the crane
Putting the pallet down
Putting the pallet down

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Long reach HIAB!

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All stone off the lorry
All stone off the lorry
Lorry eventually gone
Lorry eventually gone

10th July 2014

Mullion cutting
Mullion cutting
"Raw" mullions
“Raw” mullions
Cleaning up the cut face
Cleaning up the cut face

16th July 2014

Coming down the North West valley
Coming down the North West valley
North West valley nearly there
North West valley nearly there
Upper west wall much eroded
Upper west wall much eroded
Holes in the windows
Holes in the windows
West window, lead eroded and glass holed
West window, lead eroded and glass holed
View of hall roof
View of hall roof
View of roof with loose slates
View of roof with loose slates

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Mullion shaped, just glazing slots to cut
Mullion shaped, just glazing slots to cut

17th July 2014

Mullions are go
Mullions are go

18th July 2014

Tatty old Church sign
Tatty old Church sign
Taking cement off porch wall
Taking cement off porch wall

23rd July 2014

Four down
Four down

24th July 2014

Choir vestry west
Choir vestry west
Choir vestry west
Choir vestry west
Rector's vestry west
Rector’s vestry west
Rector's vestry west
Rector’s vestry west
Old Tracery South Transept
Old Tracery South Transept
Cutting Mullions
Cutting Mullions
New South West valley
New South West valley
Glass out of West (Shacklady) window
Glass out of West (Shacklady) window
East window through west window
East window through west window

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27th July 2014

Choir vestry roof re-felted
Choir vestry roof re-felted

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Church service in the hall
Church service in the hall

30th July 2014

Tracery cutting
Tracery cutting
Final hand polish to mullion
Final hand polish to mullion
Old north transept mullions - much wasted away
Old north transept mullions – much wasted away
Repointing, one stone cut for indenting
Repointing, one stone cut for indenting
Choir vestry gable reveals faults as cement removed
Choir vestry gable reveals faults as cement removed

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