The chimney was on English Heritage’s Register of Scheduled Monuments At Risk but by the time the repair work was programmed to start, it had already declined into a perilous state, with masonry dropping from its upper courses.
To maker matters worse, there were a number of cracks twisting around the structure and some voids in the masonry.
The chimney stands in coniferous woodland on a very steep slope some 60 metres below a forest track and presented a number of logistical challenges. The awkward access to the structure was overcome by installing a ramp and winching materials down from the forest track.
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