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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?
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Project will include homes and workspace for local firms
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