It's rare to see two neighbouring buildings in Brigg town centre being refurbished at the same time.
Here we see scaffolding erected at the Buttercross and a cherry-picker positioned outside the Lord Nelson Hotel (picture above taken on Friday, September 21).
North Lincolnshire Council is carrying out the refurb of the Buttercross, ahead of the landmark's 200th anniversary in 2019.
This work will include putting the weather vane back on top of the clocktower, following its removal some weeks ago because of damage sustained during high winds.
The Lord Nelson's owner, The Old Mill Brewery, has been granted planning permission to refresh the frontage, including the addition of new signs and repainting.
Both these buildings are grade two listed and within the Brigg Conservation Area.
Read more about the Lord Nelson refurb here...
Read full details of the Buttercross improvement work...
1 comment:
Working at height has always been a problem, Nige.
In the mediaeval times, builders used wooden scaffolding, lashed together with rope...and even, today, it is still known for bamboo scaffolding to be used even for high rise buildings.
In my days in the RAF, b4 the days of 'cherry-pockets, we used giraffes - steps an a trolley. They came in various heights according to which part of the aircraft someone was working. At Warrington, the tallest one had to reach the top of a Vulcan's fin, some 30 odd feet (9 metres) above the ground.
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