The summer months are behind us now and the nights have begun to draw in. The first flurries of rain and autumn showers are passing overhead.
Progress at the Lion Salt Works has been steady since July. The first few buildings are nearing completion.
Pan House 3 and 4
Pan House 4 saw its roof replaced.
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Pan House 4 Roof |
The internal scaffold has been removed to reveal the open pan once more for the first time in over a year.
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Pan 4 visible for the first time in a year |
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Pan and Stove House 4 Roofs |
The finishing touches have been put to Pan House 3
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The roof is put back on Pan House 3 |
Stove House 3
The roof has been stripped and work has begun replacing the boards that lay underneath where they had rotted.
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Stove House 3 roof has been stripped |
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The roof boards are replaced |
Stove House 4
Stove House 4 has seen the completion of the supporting structural steelwork. The original steel roof frame has been repaired where it had begun to rust.
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The feet of the columns are cut away and replaced |
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Painting the repaired steel columns |
Stove House 5
Stove House 5 is almost watertight.
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Stove House 5 |
The roof is now complete.
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The ridge of Stove House 5 looking east |
Glazing of the eastern wall with its views along the Trent and Mersey Canal has begun.
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The glazed eastern wall |
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The ground floor where the entrance foyer will be situated |
The Pump House and Manager's Office
Work has begun to repair the fabric of the Pump House and the Manager's House.
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The Pump House repairs begin |
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The boards are taken off the windows and repairs begin on the Manager's House |
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John and Andy take in the repaired Pan House 4 |
That is so good to see. Thanks for the report. I look forward to visiting the finished project.
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