Getting Close! Steeple Raising this Week!
A while back we showed some pictures and a video of steel columns being lifted by crane and put into place in the clock tower (the base of the steeple, still on the church). This week’s picture shows a worker making preparation to install steel columns next week in the belfry (the lowest part of the steeple now on the ground). On Thursday, January 18, a crane, weather permitting, will lift the steeple and the columns will be connected. The steel will replace the rotted wood columns and will be easier to disconnect should that ever become necessary. When back on the church the steeple will be wrapped and heated so that the wood restoration can be carried out in the cold of winter.
Photo courtesy of Valley Restoration, LLC