A 'Grotesque' Inspection for Panther at Salisbury Cathedral!
Released 23rd Oct, 2009
Panther has recently been helping Salisbury Cathedral with the important inspection of medieval stone gargoyles. Panther, part of Lavendon Access Services, carried out a detailed site survey at the 750 year old Cathedral to ensure they supplied the correct machine for the 3 days of inspection by specialist stone masons to determine whether they needed to undertake restorative work.
Panther supplied a B85 DS, the ideal machine for Salisbury Cathedral's stone masons to carry out inspections of the medieval stone gargoyles. The platform specialists, who have access to the UK's largest fleet of boom lifts, scissor lifts and more, also provided an Omme 2200 for internal maintenance.
Salisbury is unique amongst medieval English Cathedrals, as it was built within one century with no substantial later additions. As well as being the UK’s tallest, the Cathedral contains the world's oldest working clock, (from AD 1386) and has one of the four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta.