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On October 8th
Peter Moore-Dutton's (O.S.) firm started the clearance
work to allow the building of the new tank
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The
tank will be changed from the present one-seat rowing
tank to a 4 seater sculling/rowing tank, or an 8 seater
(4 side by side) rowing tank.
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The
ferryman's cottage will be gutted to allow extra headroom
for weight training and a pitched roof will replace the
flat roof of the 1960s.
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The pictures below show the interior of the
cottage as it was on October 8th 2001!!
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Demolition started
in earnest on October 15th with the destruction of the
old tank, ...
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... the digging of a large hole ...
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... and the removal of the roof of the
cottage: the clock tower on the school buildings can just
be seen through the central window!
The work is being
carried out by WSJ Contractors, Oswestry and M.J.H.
demolition.
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These keele bed sandstone rocks were
found under the old tank and were probably part of the
18th century building behind the cottage. They will be
used for renovation work at the Abbey.
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Meanwhile Dave and Ian
have started work on the fibreglass fittings for the tank
- not a job that they enjoy!
It had to happen!
Heavy rain during half term caused a mud slide - repairs include
wire cages to be filled with rocks to prevent a recurrence.
Meanwhile demolition
continued in the cottage - the roof has been removed and the
inside gutted.
The building
starts!
The concrete foundations for the tank are levelled and the
building starts - showing the shape needed to allow the water to
flow.
Building work is proceeding apace: the cottage now has a
chimney with the roof timbers in place,
and the metal structure for the tank nears completion.
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Soon after the roof timbers were in place
the felters arrived
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and after tiling the final touch -
chimney pots.
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Meanwhile the tank
building proceeded apace with a frame for the skylight and then
the skylight panels.
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Inside,
the tank waits for fittings and water.
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Meanwhile the cottage is nearly finished with repointing
and laying of a brick path outside the front.
Now comes the task of fitting out the tank. The
metal framework for 12 seats in 4 rows of 3 is lifted in
and placed carefully on
the bolts in the floor.
The seat units are
slotted in.
Meanwhile Peter Moore
Dutton's firm returns to landscape the bank.
Not long now before the water flows in - in these pictures
you can see the aluminium sheeting that will provdie a tunnel for
the return flow of water when the tank is being used.
Finally all is finished
and the tank is in use:
the picture shows Roger Blomfield instructing novices
And one or two reminders
to show why we need the tank!
showing the water halfway
up the boathouse doors!!
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