Brickies Just About Finished

Apologies for the lack of blog posts recently – time is a precious resource… a bit like petrol!
Anyways, I gather that the brickies are just about finished on the new lifeboat station. Northern Brickworks, working for the main subcontractors Harry Faircloughs have stated that they are near completion now on the brickwork for the new [...]

Roof Work About To Start?

Looks like the roof might be going on the lifeboat station soon – they’ve secured netting under it, presumably to catch anything that is dropped?

Finished Wall At Lifeboat Station

They’ve got the lower bit of the finished wall in down at the new station.

New Pathway At The Station

There’s a new pathway from slipway 2 at the new lifeboat station. I wonder what those squares in the concrete are there for?

The Walls Are Going Up

The brickies are in at the new station and the walls are going up quick:

I like the way the men are obviously discussing something about the job at the corner of the building.

The LifeBoat Station Slipway

I’ve been meaning to get down onto the sand to take this view for ages – I finally stuck my wellies on and snapped this view:

Notice all the gaps between the lengths of precast concrete – design or finance issue?

White Van Man

Every big job needs a white van man at some point. I managed to catch him this morning.

Yellow Diggers

The bright yellow diggers were in action this morning, brightening up an otherwise somewhat grey (and wet) view of the new station.

A Dark Morning On The Site

It was a dark old morning when I took this:

Slipway in the Water

The sea gently laps the new slipway on a wind-free morning.

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