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High winds bring down Yarmouth scaffolding

Aaron Morby 12 years ago
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Five decks of scaffolding were blown down yesterday in Yarmouth as the first autumn gales hit the east coast.

Specialist D J Oakley Scaffolding is investigating how the scaffolding became detached in winds gusting to force 9 late in the morning.

Renovations were being carried out to the former HSBC bank on Hall Quay in Great Yarmouth when the gales caught sheeting.

The scaffolding fell on to a neighbouring empty Natwest bank building and nobody was hurt.

Oakley built a second scaffold with a work platform yesterday to start work to dismantle the affected section.

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