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28th October 2008

Photos by Harris Digital Productions

The cage and balustrade

The new viewing platform cage is now in place and can be seen from the ground now that the scaffold has been removed

balustrade is lead caulked

Detail of how the 32mm square stainless steel balustrade is lead caulked into purpose made holes in the viewing platform

Spitter pipe on the viewing platform

External end of the hand made lead "spitter" pipe which discharges water from the viewing platform

Scaffolders on the Monument

Scaffolders are now on site and are starting to dismantle the scaffold

The new dragons tail

A new carved stone tail is fixed to one of the dragons

Repair to one of the dragons wings

A new carved wing tip is fixed to one of the dragons

Dragons tongue

A newly fixed tongue section is in place but requires final trimming in

The dragons claw

This new section of carving shows a dragons claw which had been damaged many years ago

The new dragons wing

This is a back view of a new carved wing being gently lifted into position

The dragons wing about to be fixed

Stonemasons carefully lower the new carved dragons wing into position

Checking the dragons wing

The stonemasons check that the new stone is secure before lifting it into position

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