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A 700-year-old church tower has been suspended 14 metres above ground as part of a major City of London building project by Eric Parry Architects.

The Grade I listed tower of All Hallows Staining Church was balanced on stilts above a 60,000 square foot excavation site at 50 Fenchurch Street in what developers called a 'never seen before feat of engineering'.

Daily Mail: Medieval London church is balanced 45 feet above the ground in 'never before seen feat of engineering'... to make way for huge office block

A CGI image envisaging how the redeveloped site will look when completed