The HLF Grant-aided repairs brought about a renaissance to the tower at St Andrew, Holborn.
Like many towers, ferrous metal camps were introduced in its construction to speed-up work, and these had since rusted – thereby fracturing the stone due to their expansion. Upon conducting a metal detection survey, it soon became apparent that a considerable number of cramps would need to be cut-out and repaired with new stone indents.
Whilst the works repaired the tower, the reintroduction of weather veins – lost in the Second Word War – enlivens the tower, and a new flagstaff reinstates the tower a proud landmark.
