Scaffolding Tour

After our first few stops, Chris began to refer to our trip as the scaffolding tour.  Big Ben in London has scaffolding up to just below the clock and it won't be sounding the time for a few years as major work is done.  Anne Hathaway's cottage in Stratford-on-Avon had scaffolding over part of the thatch roof, Iron Bridge had scaffolding, Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull was surrounded by scaffolding.

 Each time I started to say "oh no, more scaffolding," which was interfering with my photography,  he would remind me that that was what we were touring.  He can always get me to laugh.

So, here are a few samples.  Enjoy.   By the way, for those who don't know Chris, he is in the roofing and waterproofing consulting business....figuring out why things leak and how to fix it...so he regularly sees scaffolding, climbs it.

Big Ben on right and parliament on left both have scaffolding.  You may have to click on image to enlarge to see the parliament work.

Scaffolding is going up on Big Ben, both a visual and auditory landmark of London.

Lit up scaffolding after sunset

This is minor compared to many, but there is scaffolding on the entrance to York Minster

Holyrood, the official residence for the queen when she is in Scotland.  Although this is the official spot, she usually stays at Balmoral when she is in Scotland.Scaffolding is visible near the roofline in the left.

Ironbridge...covered in lots of new iron or whatever materials they use in
modern scaffolding.

Castle Duart on the Isle of Mull, Scotland

Before she married William Shakespeare Anne Hathaway lived in this "cottage."  Actually it was much smaller when she lived there as a child and young woman.

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

This and the one below are in Falmouth, Cornwall

And lest you think we only saw scaffolding in the UK, the Washington Monument was well covered when we visited DC a few years ago.

So, it may not be attractive, but thankfully these important places are being saved for future generations to appreciate.