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Scaffolding abbey ruins gives a long view into the past
Scaffolding on the ruins of Furness Abbey in Barrow is allowing experts the chance to examine parts of the structure that haven’t been seen for 60 years, or in some cases 600 years.
Copyright: BBCMasons’ marks, made by workers to ensure they were paid, and “significant wooden carvings” have been discovered high on the former Abbey church.
The scaffolding was put up as part of work to stop the ruins slowing sinking into the ground, but Juliet Fellow-Smith, from English Heritage, says what is being found on the towering tops of the walls is “incredibly exciting”.
Quote Message: Our experts, our curators, have been able to come face-to-face with aspects of the abbey that no one has seen that closely since the Middle Ages, they’re getting face-to-face with the gargoyles and the angels.” from Juliet Fellow-Smith -
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