HANSOM HEADS AND TALES

摘要

I popped into the topping-out ceremony for Land Securities' New Ludgate office development in the shadow of London's Old Bailey last week.Paul Chandler, vice-president of contractor Skanska, told the assembled crowd that Scandinavians have traditionally celebrated such occasions in one of two ways. The first is to hoist an evergreen tree to the top of the structure to ward off evil spirits. The second is to hoist a maiden to the top of the structure, chop off her head and throw the body over the edge. All maidens in the vicinity were relieved to hear Skanska favours the former custom.