Our bricklayers, L&S Brickworks North East Ltd, have made great progress with the facing brickwork. All brickwork is now completed to head height. Scaffolding has been erected to allow them to complete this to first-floor level.
The roof timbers in the Tom Leonard gallery are now complete, along with the floor joists.
Next week the roof trusses for the main roof will arrive and first-floor blockwork will be laid.
In other news, Fr Adam Gaunt, Chair of the mining museum's Board of Trustees, came on site and after a brief (10 second) training course from Luke and Simon, Fr Adam laid his first-ever brick!
Project Update - 12th August 2022
Official handover of the building
Project Update - 5th August 2022
Finishing touches added ready for handover
Project Update - 29th July 2022
Staircase completed, exhibition room painted
Project Update - 22nd July 2022
We have windows!