London church raised 45ft above ground to make way for new office project

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA medieval church tower in London was lifted 45ft above the ground to facilitate the construction of a new skyscraper. The more than 700-year-old Tower of All Hallows Staining Church is currently balancing on stilts at the 50 Fenchurch Street site. A new £1bn office tower for French insurer Axa will be built next to the Grade I-listed church, which will become the centrepiece of a public square. Rob Samuel, Head of Development at AXA Investment Managers, described the excavation work around the church as a “never-seen-before feat of engineering”. Watch the video in full above.In fullMedieval London church lifted into the sky as office is built underneathThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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