Dawn French ordered to halt restoration work on Cornish mansion

Builders riskily scrambled on scaffolding as they worked on comic's home Did not appear to be wearing helmets or harnesses at cliff-top mansion One parent complained material landed where children were playing below Health chiefs stopped Heritage Cornwall Ltd working until issue was fixed French bought mansion in Fowey, Cornwall, with ex-husband Lenny Henry

By Steph Cockroft

Published: 10:38 EST, 3 August 2014 | Updated: 12:30 EST, 3 August 2014

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Builders were temporarily banned from working at Dawn French's cliff-top mansion after a worker was seen precariously dangling from scaffolding - 60ft above rocks.

Health and safety chiefs served the order after a passer-by complained about alarming scenes while workers fixed up the comic's 40-room home.

The builders were seen clambering over the scaffolding poles at Point Neptune House in Fowey, Cornwall, but did not appear to wear harnesses or helmets for their series of risky manoeuvres.

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