Tipperary Archive

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Abbey roof  restoration Nov 1976.jpg
Colour image of Holycross Abbey roof restoration. Work on the nave and the cloiser. Nov 1976

At work on the West range.jpg
Colour image of craftsmen placing the oak trusses for the west range. 1970s

Holycross Abbey 1973.jpg
Colour image of a section of the roof with trusses in place. 1973

Intricate scaffolding on nave roof.jpg
Colour image of a scaffolding rising from the cloister to the nave roof. 1975

Nave roof August 1975.jpg
Colour image of the timbers of the nave roof in place. August 1975

Preparation for slating.jpg
Colour image of boarding the roof of the nave roof 1975

Restoration in progress.jpg
Colour image of Holycross Abbey with restoration in progress on the nave roof. 1975

Restoration work in sunshine.jpg
Colour image of restoration work on the nave in sunshine. 1975

Roof beams July 1975.jpg
Colour image of roof beams in place on the nave July 1975

Roof from tower August 1975.jpg
Colour image of the nave roof from tower with carpenters applying boarding to the rafters. August 1975
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