Bristol Rural Branch
Abson Tower Steps Repair
2007
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28/02/2008 |
Abson tower steps needed repair before any major
work could be carried out on the treble, it was felt the steps were far
too dangerous to use with the amount of traffic they might get during any work on
the treble. This work commenced on the 14th of June with Paul Grainger Allan and
Tony York. The first week we managed to complete three steps, the following week
we managed six. Unfortunately Paul went off to New Zealand for 3 months and Tony
York
was away in Cornwall for two weeks. The work
commenced again on August the 2nd with Tony York and Antony Gay from Chipping
Sodbury. On August the 2nd we managed to repair three steps and on the 9th we
managed six, on the 16th August Tony York managed to prepare and shutter a
further six steps but did not manage in the time available to fill them.
We experimented with the method of filling the steps and
compromised to some extent. We used bags of ready mixed Cotswold mixture which
is commonly used for repairing the Cotswold stone Bath properties. As we thought
this mixture would be be relatively soft we added both grey and white cement to
the mix. This mix was used for the faces and tops of the steps as the Cotswold
mix was quite expensive. The interior of the steps was filled with an ordinary
mix of concrete. We never counted the number of steps repaired it is a task
which I must do in the next few months!
Below are some pictures of the operation
We
had many discussions as to how we would actually repair the steps, this is how
we prepared to fill them.
A step before we started.
The steps were completed in November 2007 ready
for any work to be carried out on the bells in the coming months.
Tony
York
Above the three
stalwarts who repaired the steps.
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