{"id":8032,"date":"2025-09-24T21:46:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=8032"},"modified":"2025-09-24T21:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:46:57","slug":"bottoming-out-ceremony-sees-historic-church-on-stilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/bottoming-out-ceremony-sees-historic-church-on-stilts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBottoming-out\u201d ceremony sees historic church on stilts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A unique &#8220;bottoming-out&#8221; ceremony at a City of London site has revealed incredible images of\u00a0 a 700-year-old church tower on stilts in the heart of the project.<\/p>\n<p>Innovative engineering at AXA IM Alts\u2019 Fifty Fenchurch Street development allows the Tower of All Hallows Staining Church to remain suspended above 60,000 sq ft of excavation following the removal of over 125,000 tonnes of earth and ground material.<\/p>\n<p>The bottoming-out of the scheme marked a significant construction milestone for the site which will be home to a 36-storey flagship development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"488804\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.creaghconcrete.com%2Fproducts%2Fspantherm%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE-spantherm.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_501749\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250923-50Fenchurch-\u00a9-Owen-Billcliffe.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-501749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250923-50Fenchurch-\u00a9-Owen-Billcliffe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Owen Billcliffe \u2022 owenbphoto.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>YardNine is development delivery partner on the project with Arup as the lead engineering consultant and Multiplex Construction Europe as the main construction works contractor.<\/p>\n<p>John O\u2019Driscoll, Global co-Head of Real Estate at AXA IM Alts, said: \u201cIn addition to the uniqueness of being set below a 700-year-old church tower suspended on 45-foot tall stilts, this ceremony marked a major construction milestone for Fifty Fenchurch Street.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"163817\" 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alt=\"\" width=\"5952\" height=\"8329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>A CGI of the completed scheme<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"500981\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeld-wen.co.uk%2Fbehind-every-doorset%2F%3Futm_source%3Demail%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DConstruction%2BEnquirer%2BMPU%2BBanner%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/24901_JELD_WEN_MEDIA_INSERTIONS_300x250.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"474739\" 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