Scaffolding around the cathedral will be removed after the completion of decades of renovations.
Scaffold on the East End of Salisbury Cathedral will soon be removed for the first time in 37 yearsFour decades of renovations on an historic cathedral have been completed, with new carvings around the building for masons of the future to discover.On Thursday 7 September, the East Gable was blessed to mark the end of the restoration and repair work.
Workers have been making their mark since the work began in 1986, carving out new carvings for masons of the future to discover. During these works, around 1,100 stones have been replaced, the windows have been cleaned, wooden frames restored, lead water goods repaired, and other remedial work has been undertaken over a period of 37 years, almost as long as it took to build the main Cathedral.
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