so this is happening oct 3 at 3pm – classical music classic place CAPE ANN SYMPHONY AT UU CHURCH #GLOUCESTERMA

Check out the progress underway on the tower

10/3 at 3PM TODAY – beautiful program lined up. Buy tickets online or at the door

View From Gloucester City Hall Bell Tower 9/01/09

City Hall Tower Restoration 9/01/09

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Restored Above- Awaiting Restoration Below
Restored Above- Awaiting Restoration Below

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click for full sized pic

View From Gloucester City Hall Bell Tower 9/01/09

As you climb up the stairs get steeper and narrower and narrower.
The pigeon crap covers everything and if you want to use the hand rails- you’re gonna be touchin’ the poop.    There’s just no way around it.  When I got back to the dock I scrubbed my hands for about 15 minutes with joy dishwashing soap.

Gloucester City Hall Bell
Gloucester City Hall Bell

Jim Painted Tower 1961- Whos Jim?
Jim Painted Tower 1961- Who's Jim?

View From Gloucester City Hall Bell Tower 9/01/09

Gloucester City Hall Tower Clock Mechanism

City Hall Tower Clock Mechanism, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

In the picture below can you see the four different splines that come off of the clock mechanism?  Those shafts go out to the four sides of the City Hall Clock to turn the hands.    Pretty cool at how simple it all is.

Video from inside this room way up high above the City at 6PM

Gloucester City Hall Tower Clock Mechanism
Gloucester City Hall Tower Clock Mechanism


View From Gloucester City Hall Bell Tower 9/01/09

Gloucester City Hall Tower Steel Beams Installed
Gloucester City Hall Tower Steel Beams Installed

A Pane Of Glass Would Go A Long Way To Keeping The Pigeons Out
A Pane Of Glass Would Go A Long Way To Keeping The Pigeons Out

Inside Gloucester City Hall Bell Tower 9/1/09

Maggie Rosa emailed and invited me to take some video and pictures in the City Hall Bell Tower.  I’m pretty happy with the footage.  You’ll see them over the course of the next few days.

City Hall Tower Restoration Update 7/30/08

If you look at the top you can see the workers way up there. I’d be scared shitless.

The copper looks really nice all spiffed up.  It’ll be beautiful once the screens come down -a newly restored sense of hope.

City Hall Tower Restoration Update 7/30/08

City Hall Tower Restoration Update 6/19/08

The Shroud Of Gloucester

The Shroud Of Gloucester, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

View From The Dock