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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ted Hennessey

Medieval church tower suspended 45ft above ground as part of City project

A 700-year-old church tower has been suspended 45 feet above ground as part of a major City of London building project.

The tower of All Hallows Staining Church was balanced on stilts above a 60,000 square foot excavation site at 50 Fenchurch Street in what developers called a “never seen before feat of engineering”.

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