{"id":4703,"date":"2018-10-29T09:22:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T09:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonfell.co.uk\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=4703"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:35:25","slug":"tension-extension","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/simonfell.co.uk\/index.php\/portfolio\/tension-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Tension extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;85&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;182274&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;125518&#8243;]<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69710 size-full\" title=\"Tension Extension\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?resize=840%2C474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?resize=1440%2C812&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?resize=150%2C85&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?resize=2048%2C1155&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?resize=350%2C197&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonfell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tension-extension-2737-2560.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; 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