This is the view inside the tank in the area where the lift shaft and stairs will emerge. The four pointed star thingys mark the positions of 5mm drain holes, painstakingly drilled into the 1" thick cast iron by Peter Bennett. Just for now the holes have been plugged with 5mm golf tees - quite the best use for them in my book. These holes mean that on any sunny day we can clean and paint the base plates before they are buried when insulation and roofing materials cover them over. Note the lime scale on the tank sides, soon to be removed.
The beginings of the annex ground floor - now with a coat of bitumen as part of the damp proofing / tanking process. The white lines on the floor show where walls will go. In the foreground is the utility room, hence the pipes and ducts emerging from its floor.
The same area from the other end. One of the soil pipes in the foreground is for rainwater.
The rear of the southern wing retaining wall - soon to be backfilled, which will enable the banking to have a gentler slope to it. Note the reinforcing bars between the walls. Because this retaining wall has been moved forward, to lessen its height, we are required to submit a full planning application for it!! Quite what we shall do if it is refused I don't know. Still, anything for a quiet and law abiding life. This wall and its equivalent on the far side of the annex will be faced with stone recovered from the tower - if we get planning permission . . . . . .
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