Today’s
walling job was at Fewston Church/Washburn Heritage Centre (http://www.washburnvalley.org)
Following
previous work to extend the car park there is now a need to reinstate the small
perimeter wall on one side. The length of the wall is about 21 yards with two
access gaps and an interesting embrace of a lamp post. The stone had been
cleared and the ground prepared for us, and a new surface will be laid on the
car park after we have built the wall. The new wall will be about two feet high
and partly retaining.
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| This shows the 'before' situation and the line of the new boundary wall |
The original aim was to complete the rebuild today. This resulted in a team
of nine (Barry, Catriona, Elaine, Graham, Matthew, Paul, Richard H, Richard P
and Tony) reporting for duty for an early start at 8.30am.
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| The sorting of the stone commences whilst being overseen by the “Wicker Man” |
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A new curved wall is required to align with the lamp post
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| Barry, Elaine & Matthew on the curved section |
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| Graham & Tony on the middle section |
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| Catriona, Paul, Richard H, Richard P on the corner section |
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| The position at the mid-morning break |
Today we enjoyed the use of the facilities at the Heritage Centre for
our break periods.
Many thanks to Elaine
for organising the tea and coffee and for providing the cakes and biscuits.
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Graham is the first back after the lunch break
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Job completed on the curved wall
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As we approached 4.00pm it was apparent that we would not
be able to complete the task today and would in fact need a further supply of
stone to reach the topper height. There was also news that we would be able to
return next week, prior to the car park being surfaced.
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| The close of play situation at 4.30pm |
Back at 8.30am next
week to sort the stone delivery and make progress on the remaining courses.
Tony
Team Leader: Barry
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