MARC BOLAN'S ROCK SHRINE

MARC BOLAN'S ROCK SHRINE - THE END OF AN ERA
THE FELLING OF THE DEAD BOLAN TREE
11th May 2015


At the start of the day	Starting the work. Getting ready	Starting the work. Getting ready

Going up the Bolan Tree	Going up the Bolan Tree. Second Tree surgeon at the ready.	The first piece has been cut and is passed down to the second tree surgeon.

Having cut a 'v' out of the road-side part of the Bolan Tree at a height of around 5 feet 9 inches above ground, Laurence the tree surgeon starts the final fit to bring this piece down.	This is the Bolan Tree stump which is protected inside the new cover. You can see that the work HAD to be done. You can see how little of the Bolan Tree trunk remained to support the Tree.	This is the Bolan Tree stump which is protected inside the new cover. You can see that the work HAD to be done. You can see how little of the Bolan Tree trunk remained to support the Tree. Despite this fans were still climbing it to put their tributes up - until late in 2014. It is a miracle they and/or road users were not injured or killed because it is a miracle the tree wasn't toppled by their weight.

Laurence with the covering for the Bolan Tree stump. This is made in solid oak. It needed four men to actually lift the barrel over the Bolan Tree Stump, before being secured in place. You can see that the work HAD to be done on the previous image barrel which was fitted over the tree stump, before being secured in place.	The Memory Board and the decorated barrel, now ready for more tributes. Please do take them with you, or send them to us	Marc's Shrine. The Bolan Tree stump under the decorated Oaken Barrel where fans can leave their tributes for the world to see as they drive past.

Marc's Shrine. The Memory Board and in front, the Bolan Tree stump under the decorated Oaken Barrel where fans can leave their tributes for the world to see as they drive past.	The Bronze with the new look.	The Bronze with the new look.

The site with the new look at the top.	Saw Cuts done in January 2015. As you can see by April, 2015 the bark is becoming brittle and weakened by the sawing.	The same saw mark from a bit further round towards the front of the Bolan Tree.

The same saw mark from a bit further round towards the front of the Bolan Tree	New worrying saw marks which appeared since our visit in April 2015. You can see a piece of Bark has been removed quite recently as the wood underneath hasn't completely dried out.	The same saw mark from further away, and from around nearer the memory board. Heart breaking and potentially lethal had they been able to fell the tree.