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St George's Church, Stockport

Removal of a disused sound sphere from the roof of a Grade I listed church, with no scaffolding

Sound Sphere Removal

St George’s Church in Stockport is a Grade I listed church. A disused sound sphere was hanging from the timber roof, around 20 metres above the floor, and needed to come down without damaging the historic building.

Our IRATA rope access team planned and carried out the removal with no scaffolding and no disruption to church services. Find out more about our listed building repairs and heritage maintenance.

  • Accessing a high roof without any in-situ access options.
  • Traditional methods, such as cherry pickers or scaffolding, were ruled out due to the suspended stone floor, a remnant of the church’s historical heating system.
Rope access technician working high in the roof of St George's Church, Stockport

Project Scope - Solution

We used a throw line technique, more often used in tree surgery. A weighted bag and line were launched over the timber roof beams, around 20 metres above the floor. The line was then used to pull up our working ropes, which were secured and set up with a counterweight system.

This gave us safe and precise access to the sound sphere without touching the historic fabric of the building or interfering with church activities.

The Result

The sound sphere was removed safely without disrupting the church’s normal activities, and with no damage to the historic structure. See more of our rope access case studies.

"What a fabulous team! We would recommend them for their respect of the building and their care and attention in sorting out a couple of challenging situations for us. Thanks to Dan and Josh for doing such a good job."
Elaine Hall,
Vicar at St. George's Church
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