A very busy day today with a heavy session of filming for Restoration Man and much work in general. Settle blacksmith David Clements set about removing the nuts and bolts that were holding the tank base plates together. We need to remove four panels to make way for the lift shaft and stairway to the tank. This is a great shame and a monumental task. David was able to free off the very rusty nuts but the bolts were heavily corroded. In the end he set about removing them with oxy acetylene.Meanwhile friend Peter Bennett has drilled nineteeen drain holes in tank base plates.
Restoration Man George Clarke was so impressed with the Trelawney needle gun that he could not be dragged away from it - like a kid with a new toy. Here he is tackling outside panel number 72 out of 72. Gordon the Gondola earned his spurs by supporting three people at once today.
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