In article , "oli4uk"
says...
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I'm liking the metal wall plate / ties idea (ss EML)

Why use a bolted-on metal plate when you can just sandwich some EML
or wire ties between the courses of the pier and the wall?
Surely the bolt-on stuff is for tying a new wall to an existing one,
when it would be difficult to fix normal ties in the old brickwork?