Centre rear window becomes an enormous doorway

Following yesterday's removal of the cast iron window frame, its massive stone sill did not give up without a struggle.

But it eventually succumbed to the attentions of builder Carl and digger driver Chris.

Before the day was out Carl Johnson had removed the wall below the sill and had rebuilt one side of the newly lowered opening. Note the square detail on the corners of the replacement stones, chiselled and cut to match the original stones above.

Meanwhile, I erected the scaffolding tower at the south west corner of the building. The intention is to clean up the stonework using a pressure washer and the needle gun where necessary, to remove the occasional iron bits and pieces and to repair the pointing where needed. The wall behind the scaffolding has been pressure washed. The improvement in appearance is subtle but worth it. The scaffolding tower will be wheeled clockwise around the entire building, doing a section at a time. The tower is high but the scaffolding is securely tied in to the building about 2/3rds of the way up.