Staff from Leeds City Council carried out a close inspection of Purcell Miller Tritton's recent restoration work at Kirkstall Abbey, when they abseiled down the 12th century tower. The re-pointing passed ' and the team, sponsored by Purcell Miller Tritton, Leeds City Council and Laing O'Rourke, raised over '4,500 for an organic cultivation project in Africa.
Among the best preserved medieval monasteries in England, Kirkstall's recent restoration project has not only repaired and given extra protection to the external structure, it has also made the Abbey ruins more of a visitor attraction. A new visitor centre has been built on the site of the Reredorter ' toilets used by the lay-brothers ' and the cloister floors have been levelled to make them accessible for wheelchairs and buggies. Mark Goldspink (pictured on the far left) led Purcell Miller Tritton's team including Jamie Coath and Oliver Caroe.
