Surveying the façade of The Natural History Museum was much anticipated by the staff, however it’s fair to say that when it came to ‘volunteers’ to examine the finer details via the use of a ‘cherry picker’, the queue was far shorter and less enthusiastic then the many hundreds eagerly awaiting entrance to the museum on a cold September morning. Messer’s Hollands and Bailey were nowhere to be seen, whereas Mr Plaska could not wait to adorn the harness and sample the sights of central London.
Whilst not going as far as describing the experience as ‘enjoyable’, it was a fantastic and unique opportunity to see the amazing architecture in great detail and to compose an accurate schedule of repair on all the major elements of the façade. As you can see from the photographs, a certain ‘head for heights’ was required and the majority of the BC staff were pleased Mr Plaska was so keen!
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