masonry

Locals sometimes used to swim around the stone masonry.

A man has been injured in central London after he was reportedly hit by a piece of falling masonry.

Much of the corroding metal throughout the structure needs to be replaced, but “the masonry’s in good condition,” he said.

For all the rescuers, Fedir told me, there was the constant awareness not only of the risks of fire, falling masonry and smoke, but of the possibility of another strike.

A mechanical excavator had ripped through the facade of the East Wing, leaving a tangle of broken masonry, rubble and steel wires, AFP journalists at the scene saw.