These photographs from 16th July, show the massive (weighs one ton!) girder now in place supporting the section of wall where the original back wall is being knocked through. It goes across the window in the back wall, and the whole section is being knocked through, including the original fire doors and centre […]
Read MoreOn the first photo you can see the men on the roof doing the facia boards. The second view shows the roof tiles going on the side extension, also the Velux window over the new porch area.
Read MorePhotographs from 21st May, where a lot has happened since the previous photographs – we were on holiday last week so there is quite a change. The middle photo is from inside the extension. The warm and dry weather has meant that things have been able to move on. All […]
Read MoreAs you can see the roof trusses are now being added – the workers from H. Bell are now on site to do this. The weather is good so work can progress well, hoping to catch up to schedule.
Read MoreThis week showing the infilling of the land for the carpark, and the patio area nearer the building. The other photo shows the shaping of the top of the wall. The workmen from H. Bell were measuring up for the wooden roof trusses. The other work is being carried out by groundwork contractors.
Read MoreThe first photo shows the shaping in the stonework in preparation for the roof. The second is the wall between the patio area and the parking area. This has to be strong in order to hold back the ground where the car park will be. All photographs by Malcolm Brown.
Read MorePhotos from 16th April. In the first one the walls are as high as they are going to be now. The joiners are expected on site to start the roof. The second photo shows the foundations for the wall to divide the patio from the parking area behind. It has to be this wide to […]
Read MoreHere is an alternative view, looking down the side of the new build towards Rochdale Road. You can see the new stone coloured bricks. They are twice the height of the normal bricks so the wall will grow quickly now.
Read MoreAs you can see the workmen are now having to stand on scaffolding – soon we will be up to the roof level.
Read MoreHere is the extension on Monday 26th March. As you can see it is coming along now and the builders say that it will now shoot up now all the groundworks have been done. The big caterpillar bulldozer/digger thing was being taken away yesterday as it is not needed any more .
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