8 September 2012 Last updated at 11:45 ET

Hereford Cathedral stonework repairs begin

Glyn Morgan said the trust was looking for donations

Repairs to damaged stonework at Hereford Cathedral have begun.

The Cathedral Perpetual Trust said the stones in the north-east pinnacle, which were restored in the 1980s, had started to work themselves loose.

It said about £10,000 was being spent on removing two layers of masonry and pinning the stones with a metal rod.

Glyn Morgan, from the trust, said: "It is necessary work because the location of the masonry means it is something which could not be ignored."

"But the need for extensive scaffolding does mean that it has turned into a major piece of unexpected expenditure," he said.

He said the trust was looking for donations to help it pay for the restoration work.