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Photogrammetry Survey completed on Victoria Tower

08/07/08
The preliminery steps towards the start of the restoration of the central tower took place today as a giant crane hoisted a digital camera 150ft into the air to take photos of the central tower.

The images taken will then be mapped together to produce a 3D image of the central tower. This will then be used to identify the type and scale of work required to restore the tower.

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Coming soon..........The Victoria Tower Appeal

06/06/08

A major appeal will start in 2008 to help raise funds to repair and restore the central tower of the Cathedral known as the Victoria Tower. Soaring 250ft into the air the central tower is exposed to the rigours of the Cornish climate and needs in the region of £2m to complete.

If you would like to help with the Victoria Tower appeal then contact Truro Cathedral Office, 14 St Mary's Street, Truro, TR1 2AF, tel 01872 276782 .

And the glory shall be revealed.........

06/06/05

With work on the spires and upper levels of the Western Towers now complete some of the scaffolding has been dismantled revealing the brilliance of Pearson's design

Over the coming weeks more scaffold will be removed until the full glory of the West Front is once again revealed.

Steam Cleaning begins

19/12/04

Following the completion of the erection of the scaffolding, the first process that needs to be undertaken is a complete cleaning of the stonework.

Steam cleaning will remove years of grime and pollution revealing an altogether different view of the stonework. Of all the restoration processes this is the one that creates the most dramatic change. Dull stone is brought to life and gives a glimpse of how the cathedral once looked.

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Stonemasons move onto site

10/12/04

The construction of the Scaffolding has been completed and signed off and the stonemasons have moved in.

After weeks of construction the amazing scaffolding structure on the west front of the cathedral is finally complete and the real work can begin.

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Early start for giant crane to lift scaffolding bridge into place.

29/10/04

A giant crane was used to hoist a scaffolding bridge into place early this morning.

Before even the early birds were up a giant crane had arrived at High Cross to winch a scaffolding bridge into place to allow access between the SW and NW towers on the west front of the Cathedral.

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36 miles of Scaffolding to cover Cathedral

12/9/2004

Work began today to cover the front of Truro Cathedral with scaffolding that will allow high level access to the Western Towers.

Much of the crumbling stonework that needs to be replaced is at high level so scaffolding has begun to cover the West front of the cathedral. If laid end to end it would stretch from Truro to Liskeard!

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Carrek Limited appointed as the BIG restoration contractor

30/7/04

Carrek Limited a specialist restoration and renovation company based at Wells Cathedral in Somerset has won the contract to replace worn and damaged stone from the west front of the Cathedral.

The winner of the tendering process is a company well used to working with landmark buildings having previously worked for the The National Trust, English Heritage, The Churches Conservation Trust and The Landmark Trust. The schedule of works sees the scaffolding going up in September with building works due to commence in November. This 9 month project will see the replacement of some of the original Bath Stone, which has weathered badly, with Syerford stone which although looks similar has far better weathering qualitities than the original.

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