Removal of scaffolding today reveals the size of the enlarged opening in the south wall. Steel girders and masonry have been removed above the main double doors, the special new steel beam has been inserted high above and the infill wall has been rebuilt down to three courses below the dentition stones. This picture shows the red edge of the first floor and the daylight shining through onto the top of the upper ladder from the hole in the tank base where the lift shaft will be. The large opening in the wall will be almost totally glazed, letting in a great deal of light and overcoming the need to remove any more tank base plates for daylight.
For comparison, this shows the doorway as was. This doorway had been enlarged in years gone by so we have obtained Listed Building consent to enlarge upon that fait accompli. 
The size of an even earlier doorway can be seen on the black and white title picture.
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