Bay Harbour: April 25, 2018

Wednesday April 25 2018
News
Six-month time frame for
clock tower scaffolding
• By Sarla Donovan
SCAFFOLDING around
the Scarborough clock
tower could be there for
another six months.
The scaffolding was
installed last month at a
cost of $280 per week, but
repair work is yet to begin.
However, city council
head of parks Brent Smith
said investigation and
testing had been carried
out and the scaffold was
required to allow this to
occur.
The concrete has been
tested for chlorides and
once results are known the
scope of repair work will
be finalised and put out
for tender.
“In addition to the concrete
and tower repairs, all
four clock faces and mechanisms
will be removed to
allow full restoration off
site. We hope to remove
the clock faces in May,”
Mr Smith said.
RESTORATION: Scaffolding around the
Scarborough clock tower will stay in place until test
results on the concrete come back.
The scaffolding could
be in place for up to six
months, however, this
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time frame might reduce
once the concrete tests
come back.
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Timeball restoration
may be finished by
end of next month
•From page 1
Ms Watson said
original materials had
been used “as far as
possible” to reinstate the
tower and flag pole.
The Victorian-era
Timeball Station –
used to signal the time
to ships in Lyttelton
Harbour – was damaged
beyond repair in the
February 22, 2011,
earthquake.
A full rebuild wasn’t
feasible, but Heritage
NZ has been overseeing
the $3 million tower
restoration, which
started in July.
It has been financed
by Heritage NZ, Holcim,
Landmark Inc, the
Lottery Grants Board,
Stout Trust, Parkinson
Memorial Park Trust, the
Mainland Foundation
and community
donations.
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ALMOST READY: The
restoration of the
Timeball is scheduled
to be finished at the
end of next month or
possibly early June.
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