India Mill

[empip]

Remember Fred on this stack?

Pictures from oneguyfrombarlick

See top of final ladder traversing the 'overhang' - I wish they had shown just how this ladder is initially held in place, that is before the 'jack' nips up to secure the top end...

 

[snico]

video clip of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg

 

[imamartian]

omg! He is a legend... but he actually advocates having a couple of pints before heading up those ladders...!!!

H&S would go up the .... errr chimney these days !!

 

[empip]

video clip of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg

Yep, that was Fred YouTubed, the photos are from a different time - different Jacks - Note how much the ladder rises above the edge in photo, compared to Fred's job (he steps off ladder onto ledge see from 4:05 mins into Tube).
Imagine 1st person scrambling onto ledge with little more than one rung of clearance and no ropes to ladder top.... Some feat to set the overhung ladder - one handed?

 

[tim west]

it's amazing what people were forced to do in those days just to survive

 

[imamartian]

just had a thought... why on earth didn't the builders of this chimney just put a staircase up the centre of it, and a hole in the bottom for the smoke to get out? Much safer? duh!!!!

 

[clf-gas]

Maybe this will interest you then Empip. Makes for some very good reading with lots of pics.

http://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/foru...y+Topics&Topic_Title=SteepleJack's+corner

 

[joe-90]

How did they video fred? What were they standing on?

 

[tim west]

How did they video fred? What were they standing on?

probably a cherry picker?

 

[Homesafe]

are the ladders or the fixings always on?, or did steeplejacks hang them up as they went along?

 

[WDIK]

made as they go up

 

[Mw Roofline]

Brilliant vid, i'd love to have a dad like him, lol

 

[empip]

Maybe this will interest you then Empip. Makes for some very good reading with lots of pics.

http://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/foru...&Topic_Title=SteepleJack's+corner[/QUOTE]

Umm, Yep, I linked the 'barlick' source above 1st pix !
'Tis a good read...

 

[joe-90]

are the ladders or the fixings always on?, or did steeplejacks hang them up as they went along?

One of the U tube vids shows him on a bosun's chair fixing the ladders. I guess there must be a permanent cable up there for that.

 

[Homesafe]

are the ladders or the fixings always on?, or did steeplejacks hang them up as they went along?

One of the U tube vids shows him on a bosun's chair fixing the ladders. I guess there must be a permanent cable up there for that.

i am sure they showed fred putting up ladders on a program but at the time i did'nt give it much thought.

after seeing it now tho...