Complete with 18th Century costumed guides, the final touches were applied this week to the iconic 191-foot high steeple as part of the restoration project at Old North Church. In preparation for Old North Church’s 300th anniversary in 2023, the Freedom Trail Foundation’s Preservation Fund awarded a grant to support the restoration and painting of the steeple last restored 12 years ago and opening of the new Colonial Chocolate Shop.
The high flying painters are shown in the photos below along with the Freedom Trail® Players helping out. Also shown below are photos from the ongoing archeological dig behind the Clough House and the fence work at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground.
Freedom Trail® Players Mary Clapham and Isaiah Thomas helped put the final touches on the Old North Church’s iconic 191-foot steeple – Photo by Suzanne Taylor, Freedom Trail Foundation
Ian Santiago, Yankee steeple crew member, of Bronx, New York applies gold leaf to the cross ball – Photo by Suzanne Taylor – Freedom Trail Foundation
Workers seen restoring the Old North Steeple from the Prado’s Fountain – Photo by Matt Conti
Painting the very, tippy top of the Old North steeple – Photo by Matt Conti
Freedom Trail® Players Mary Clapham (right) and Isaiah Thomas (left) celebrate the completion of Old North Church’s steeple restoration project with Freedom Trail Foundation’s Suzanne Taylor – Photo by Tim Wenrich
Scaffolding was placed at the very top to restore the gold leaf weather vane – Photo by Matt Conti
Old North Painting – Photo by Vicar Stephen Ayers
Scaffolding as seen on the Old North Church steeple, from Henchman Street – Photo by Matt Conti
Archeological Dig Behind the Clough House – Photo by Matt Conti
Copp’s Hill Burying Ground is getting a new gated fence – Photo by Matt Conti
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Looks like the steeple jack company is in violation of OSHA with the use of a boatswains chair!!! $10,000 fine.
Looks like the steeple jack company is in violation of OSHA with the use of a boatswains chair!!! $10,000 fine.