Wendy House Stairs Coming On

  During the last couple of days builder Andrew Jackson has been preparing the ground for concrete foundations for the stairs un the final flight to the unkindly named Wendy House.  Digging in boulder clay is tough work with a JCB but by hand it is tougher still, especially when you have to deal with boulders like this one:

Anyway, it lost the battle for survival and is now in three pieces.  That was Wednesday when the sun shone.  Yesterday was a different story but we not only got the concrete foundation pad in place we also got the two side stringers lifted up in a scene a bit like the Somme:

The large and heavy lower landing will be craned into place next Wednesday, after which the flight can be assembled fully.

A reward though was Wednesday's view from the roof of Terminal 2: