Project Updates from St Clement Danes – Bespoke Lifting & New Art Installation

Bespoke Lifting Equipment & Dismantling

At St Clement Danes, the USL team continues the dismantling process. We are pleased to share a few interesting photos and viewpoints from the Strand’s iconic spire. We have currently dismantled two-thirds of the spire utilising our bespoke lifting arrangement.

This unique design solution was developed inhouse by USL and our supply chain partners Interfix Scaffolding and scaffold designers Tubular Techniques Ltd. The lifting equipment enables our hoist to be manoeuvred in both planes, so that the team may always locate the lifting hook centrally above each stone. This allows for a quicker, efficient and most importantly, safer method of dismantling and eventual rebuilding of the masonry compared to traditional methods.

The stonework is being conserved and repaired offsite by USL stone masons prior to being place in store, ready for rebuilding later on in the year.

New Art Installation: Chloe Campbell 

Have you seen the new hoarding with the fantastic art installation by Chloe Campbell? Chloe’s art installation features brilliant large scale drawings, church history as well as the current restoration programme. Chloe Campbell is an Artist specialising in papercuts, drawings and prints of architecture.

Learn more about Chloe Campbell: https://lnkd.in/eam4HyRe

We would like to extend our appreciation to Chloe for the amazing work on the hoarding.

Learn more about the project:

The programme of essential works will include stone dismantling, off-site stone cleaning and repairs, stone production and replacement, stone rebuilding and associated works to lead coverings, railings and weathervane. The rebuilding of the steeple will see each element reinstated in its exact initial position so as to not deviate from the original design.

USL is pleased to be collaborating with St Clement Danes, the RAF, Stace LLP, Sheppard Architects and Hurst Peirce + Malcolm LLP on this collaborative restoration of the steeple to ensure the protection and preservation of this historic church for future generations.