Work is currently being carried out to repair the historic tower at St George’s Church, Pontesbury. Photographer Iain Thomson was able to take pictures of the work in progress and bird’s eye panoramas from the top of the tower, illustrating Pontesbury’s surperb setting in the Shropshire hills.
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 George the weathercock is back on the top of the tower after being taken down for repair and re-gilding. |
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 A rarely seen view inside the belfry at St George’s. The bell tower houses six bells, ranging in weight from the 13cwt tenor to the 5cwt treble. |
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 Shrewsbury Chronicle Reporter in Chief Peter Johnson takes a closer look at the work that has been done to repair the brickwork at St George’s. |
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 The tower is currently swathed in a plastic cover to protect the delicate brickwork from the elements during renovation. |
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 Shrewsbury Chronicle Reporter in Chief Peter Johnson takes in the sights from the top of the church tower. |
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 The magnificent view from the top of the church tower over Pontesbury and the surrounding Shropshire countryside. |
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 Workers on the project have to have a good head for heights as they scale the church tower to carry out repairs. |
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 A workman replaces one of the damaged stones in the tower with a new block as part of the £200,000 project. |
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 Shrewsbury Chronicle Reporter in Chief Peter Johnson with Stephen Winwood, secretary of the parochial church council. |