Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Faith on Stilts to make you grow a message from a Gorilla with a Rosary, Michael Casey Birmingham writer

Faith on Stilts to make you grow a message from a Gorilla with a Rosary, Michael Casey Birmingham writer

Medieval London church balanced 45-feet above ground in ‘unprecedented feat of engineering’

All Hallows Staining has been placed on stilts while construction of a 36-storey skyscraper takes place

Holly Evans

Wednesday 24 September 2025 12:47 BST

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The 700-year-old tower of All Hallows Staining church is elevated on stiltsThe 700-year-old tower of All Hallows Staining church is elevated on stilts (Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)Morning Headlines

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A medieval London church tower has been suspended 45 feet above ground in what has been described as a “never seen before feat of engineering”.

The tower of All Hallows Staining Church was balanced on stilts above a 60,000 square foot excavation site at 50 Fenchurch Street as part of a major City of London building project.

A “bottoming out” ceremony on Tuesday came after the removal of more than 125,000 tonnes of earth underneath the tower to make way for a 650,000 square foot office tower.

People stand beneath the 700-year-old tower of All Hallows Staining Church (Jordan Pettitt/PA)People stand beneath the 700-year-old tower of All Hallows Staining Church (Jordan Pettitt/PA) (PA Wire)

Construction of the 50 Fenchurch Street development’s basement levels will reunite the church tower with ground level to form part of a new green public space. The development is due to be completed in 2028.

The new 36-storey tower will contain ground-floor shops, 62,000 square metres of office space and a public garden roof, as well as a 360-degree ‘public realm experience’.

Michael Casey a gorilla with a Rosary, and fat silver haired writer from Birmingham England

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