Saturday 12 February 2022

Heritage building maintenance


We came upon this man at work as we entered the High Street in Ross on Wye. He was one of three present employed by the rope access company, "Heritage Stone Access", an organisation whose "skills combined allow us to access any part of an historic or modern building, survey and document the findings in a comprehensive report, carry out repairs to the fabric, and mason, carve and install the stonework." The building he is hanging from is the Corn Exchange, a listed building of the Victorian period (1861-2), Italianate in style, faced in Boxhill stone and the work of the architect, Thomas Nicholson.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2