January 3rd, 2010

Despite the poor weather over Christmas the site has started to take on another dimension. Steel work has begun to be erected and as a result of this it is clear to see the size and scale of the building. This is an exciting development considering the last two months have been focused on taking away material and establishing the foundations.

The steel work is basically one big meccano kit and requires all beams to be positioned and bolted into place. Contractors plan to have several cranes on site to enable this critical part of the build to be completed as quickly as is possible. Work has progressed well despite the weathers best efforts, one of the wettest Novembers on record has not slowed the completion of the foundations and this current cold spell will not affect the completion of the steel work either. October seems a long time ago now however September does not feel that far away! In the next month the school will be running design workshops with our architect to finalise paint schemes and interior designs.

Top-the initial steel work is put into place.

bottom - the view from the top corner of the building adjacent to the existing taylor centre. This is ground level and is one of the small 6th form teaching rooms.

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