Jacquemart (bellstriker)
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A jacquemart is an automaton, an animated, mechanised figure of a person, usually made from wood or metal, which strikes the hours on a bell with a hammer. Jacquemarts are usually part of clocks or cl
Jacquemart of the Mont des Arts carillon in Brussels, Belgium
Jacquemart of the Hôtel de Ville of Benfeld, France
Jacquemart of St. Peter's Church in Leuven, Belgium
Steeplejack
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A steeplejack is a craftsman who scales tall buildings and structures to carry out repairs or maintenance. They are sometimes also involved in new construction, as well as demolition.
Jacquemart (bellstriker)
…as well. The origin of the word is disputed, but one theory relates it to a tool called a 'jacke', used by the craftsmen building church towers, the steeplejacks. In the South-West, the only existing one is that of Lavaur, located at the top of the bell tower of the Saint-Alain cathedral. Legend has it that…
A steeplejack at work
Steeplejacks abseiling on one of the towers of Bamberg Cathedral
Laddering a chimney in central Bristol, England, taken around 1960. The enlargement shows the few safety precautions.
Raising the steeple on the Hoboken Ferry Terminal Clock Tower in New Jersey