A big hole in the wall

Today the opening in the south wall has been fully opened up to make way for the wall of glass that will fill it. This was always going to be a tricky operation involving the insertion of the big new steel beam (see yesterday's post), removal of some very well built stonework and the supporting of the tank and masonry above.

The steel is in and the first course of stonework has been laid on a flange attached to the steel. This creates the strange illusion of a thin row of unsupported stone, just at the top of the white hard hat.   Compare this shot with the black and white title picture of the Blog.   All but three courses of stone between the door top and the dentition stones have now been removed.

The Kipper is Richard (The Stig) Kilburn who obviously has had ownership problems, brushwise. Woe betide anybody who borrows this one.

Carl and Gav have worked solidly all day rebuilding the wall above the new steel and knocking down the wall below it. The size of the new opening can now be seen from inside the tower.

The noise and dust have not deterred the spiders. This web is 'frosted' with stone dust.