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Keep up to dateUsing a single long ladder to reach the roof of a four-storey building – don't try this on a windy day (or ever)
Surveyor Richard Prior spotted this alarming sight on his way back from a site visit in Leeds. “Imagine how dangerous this would have been in a thunderstorm!” he exclaims.
Despite the nearby drainpipe handy to shin down, this is not a prison break-out but some kind of maintenance operation
If they only had that ladder to reach the first level, how did they get up to the top? A leg-up? Or an upward swing in the fashion of an ape?
Insulation manufacturer Siderise says last December’s decision by council ‘without foundation or justification’
Plans to partially demolish and replace Caltex House on Brompton Road head to committee next week
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