The Great Bed Arrives!!
By Geoffrey Cordingley
The crane is in position
Terry Askew
The bed arrives in a van
Terry Askew
Ready to go
Terry Askew
A number of interested parties including the BBC, Three Counties reporter
Terry Askew
Things start to move
Terry Askew
Interested spectators
Terry Askew
Careful guys!
Terry Askew
Safely on terra firma
Terry Askew
Up..
Terry Askew
up....
Terry Askew
and away!
Terry Askew
Down it comes
Terry Askew
into the museum
Terry Askew
The tester ready for moving
Geoff Cordingley
Rrady to be lifted
Geoff Cordingley
Slowly does it!
Geoff Cordingley
Up a little further
Geoff Cordingley
and a little further.....
Geoff Cordingley
Mind St. Mary's church tower!
Geoff Cordingley
How much higher?
Geoff Cordingley
Mind the weather vane!
Geoff Cordingley
Has it hit?
Geoff Cordingley
Hopefully not!
Geoff Cordingley
Phew, the Church is intact!
Geoff Cordingley
Down into the museum.
Geoff cordingley
Nearly there!
Geoff Cordingley
Just a little further!
Geoff Cordingley
Finally inside!
Geoff Cordingley
Ware's Deputy mayor, Phylis Balham, watches proceedings.
Geoff Cordingley
The Great Bed of Ware finally arrived back in its home town on Tuesday, 27th March, 2012, having been transported from The V & A Museum.
Here are some pictures of the major pieces of the bed being hoisted into Ware Museum. Photographs by Terry Askew and Geoff Cordingley.
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This page was added on 30/03/2012.
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