Sunday, February 27, 2011
The Coal Bunker is finished and operational!!
The bunker went into service last Friday, with the delivery of
1,100 Kg (1.08 Tons) of coal! The coal merchant was a
happy chappy when I paid that bill.
The front sliding door was the last part to be completed this Friday.
1,100 Kg (1.08 Tons) of coal! The coal merchant was a
happy chappy when I paid that bill.
The front sliding door was the last part to be completed this Friday.
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
First sight of the Coal Bunker
Some entries on some blogs seem mundane, this one beats all!!
Yes its the first unveiling of the coal bunker in skelton form....
Evern Banes-Wallis has a wry smile as he observes the assembly....
Who knows, there maybe a photo of the completed structure in the not too distant future... Keep posted!!
Yes its the first unveiling of the coal bunker in skelton form....
Evern Banes-Wallis has a wry smile as he observes the assembly....
Who knows, there maybe a photo of the completed structure in the not too distant future... Keep posted!!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
St.Annes in the SNOW....
Ah yes, the GATE in all its' glory!
Berries on the East...
Now a couple around St.Annes Square, taken mid afternoon on our walk back from the library..
Guess we will have to wait and see what the 'morrow brings....
Berries on the East...
Now a few of the school and church as I walked for the morning paper - that hadn't arrived...
Now a couple around St.Annes Square, taken mid afternoon on our walk back from the library..
Guess we will have to wait and see what the 'morrow brings....
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Patio Part 3: Nearly finished!!
So why did the patio go down the side of the garden? I guess to cover the foundations of an old greenhouse! Well constucted too.... with 4 courses of brick below soil level!
Amazing and frustrating what you find buried - thought at first it was the kitchen sink!
Anyway back to the main job and the garage path starts to take shape....
Both down on their knees - praying it won't rain!!!
Jobs a gud un! Last (of many, I'm sure they would concur) brew and a bottle of wine each to celebrate (perhaps they may lay it down and bring it back next summer to wet the patio's inaugral opening) - or maybe its gone already - thanks and job well done Bob & Kev'.
PS. Will add maybe a couple more snaps, when the tidying up is complete.
Amazing and frustrating what you find buried - thought at first it was the kitchen sink!
Anyway back to the main job and the garage path starts to take shape....
The lads are on their last day (9th Nov') and just putting the finishing touches to the herb garden.....
Both down on their knees - praying it won't rain!!!
Jobs a gud un! Last (of many, I'm sure they would concur) brew and a bottle of wine each to celebrate (perhaps they may lay it down and bring it back next summer to wet the patio's inaugral opening) - or maybe its gone already - thanks and job well done Bob & Kev'.
PS. Will add maybe a couple more snaps, when the tidying up is complete.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Yes! It's Patio Part 2: a little O and the start at last of I for Input..
Let's start where we left off - of course the trench and some water pipe, more later (exciting eh?)...
At last some Input and a few stones to take the brew tray - level at last!
Here is Kev' doing a little light dusting....
Way back there is Bob - starting to flag a little!!
Ah yes back to that water pipe - a jointers' nightmare - blue to grey to white 25mm to 15mm, alkaline to copper, brass 'T' piece with compression fittings!! Must start leaking soon!!!
To finish off Part 2, just another little find! The foundations of (probably) an old greenhouse - Anything I can help with Bob? Yup - just clear that lot into a skip - but, smartly if you please...
At last some Input and a few stones to take the brew tray - level at last!
Here is Kev' doing a little light dusting....
Way back there is Bob - starting to flag a little!!
Ah yes back to that water pipe - a jointers' nightmare - blue to grey to white 25mm to 15mm, alkaline to copper, brass 'T' piece with compression fittings!! Must start leaking soon!!!
To finish off Part 2, just another little find! The foundations of (probably) an old greenhouse - Anything I can help with Bob? Yup - just clear that lot into a skip - but, smartly if you please...
Friday, October 29, 2010
The Patio story as in PAT I/O so OUTPUT first and here is Part1:
Lets start with a few views of the Patio as it was last week....
Here we have Kevin standing on some very 'hard standing' as it turned out - seems to me he's thinking what have we started here!
Then we have Bob having (a well earned) brew watching the Indian Stone being delivered...
Please note the well stacked skip, they dumped it - I re-organised and stacked it - like who is working for who here?
The clever man with the crane - very skillful at missing both fence and trees!
Ah! The beloved trench for the water pipe - sheer delight - if you like digging holes!!
Well that's all of Part 1, I now have to change cameras, inbetween filling skips. digging holes, plumbing pipes etc., etc.
Here we have Kevin standing on some very 'hard standing' as it turned out - seems to me he's thinking what have we started here!
Then we have Bob having (a well earned) brew watching the Indian Stone being delivered...
Please note the well stacked skip, they dumped it - I re-organised and stacked it - like who is working for who here?
The clever man with the crane - very skillful at missing both fence and trees!
Ah! The beloved trench for the water pipe - sheer delight - if you like digging holes!!
Well that's all of Part 1, I now have to change cameras, inbetween filling skips. digging holes, plumbing pipes etc., etc.
Monday, September 06, 2010
A couple of days away, around Shifnal, Shropshire
After we all met at the Park House Hotel in Shifnal, we drove to the Gorge at Coalbrookdale to visit the famous Iron Bridge over the River Severn.
Following some stressful navigation by backseat Ed', we parked (not too sensibly) at the top of the hill behind the church. However, it was a pleasant walk down through some interesting ginnals...
The first cast iron bridge of its kind, designed and built in 1779 for Abraham Darby III, and originally designed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard.
Graham thinks a rivet is loose (in the bridge I think) Ed's not too sure, but Mum is looking for somewhere to have a nice cup of tea....
Yup, parked up there behind that there church...
Follows some views (one old country house below) of the hotel in the early morning...
Mum and I had the 1st floor room (photo below) at the corner on the LHS of the snap...
Below is the other original old house (the two being joined by the brick building left above)
Even managed to catch the early morning mist....
Here we are after a hard round of golf at Shifnal. Waiting for a cup of tea, a teacake and lots of wasps as it turned out!
The secret partners team event was won by Maureen and the guy standing at the back!
Would you believe, following this I went for a swim? So too tired to take any more photos!
Following some stressful navigation by backseat Ed', we parked (not too sensibly) at the top of the hill behind the church. However, it was a pleasant walk down through some interesting ginnals...
The first cast iron bridge of its kind, designed and built in 1779 for Abraham Darby III, and originally designed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard.
Graham thinks a rivet is loose (in the bridge I think) Ed's not too sure, but Mum is looking for somewhere to have a nice cup of tea....
Yup, parked up there behind that there church...
Follows some views (one old country house below) of the hotel in the early morning...
Mum and I had the 1st floor room (photo below) at the corner on the LHS of the snap...
Below is the other original old house (the two being joined by the brick building left above)
Even managed to catch the early morning mist....
Here we are after a hard round of golf at Shifnal. Waiting for a cup of tea, a teacake and lots of wasps as it turned out!
The secret partners team event was won by Maureen and the guy standing at the back!
I lost 2 x 20p but that's another story...... still scratching my head over that one!
Would you believe, following this I went for a swim? So too tired to take any more photos!
