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Phase Two 2011		The Royal Visit 2010

PHASE ONE - 2010 BUILD

The Redwood Stone elements of Phase One of theThe Old Manor House Garden are now complete.
See below how the ruin grew over the six weeks of the build...


Phase One Design Drawings		Phase One 2010

WEEK ONE

Setting out the footprint for The Bell Tower & Cloister

Mike points in the cills

Up to door jamb and cill height

WEEK TWO

Tim checks the plans

Ready for the window heads

Steve fitting the Tracery window heads

Brushing out

WEEK THREE


The detailing on the Tower is underway		Tim sets the gargoyle

Andy Slight (Redwood's Site Manager) and Tim fixing the Bell Tower window voussoirs		Lee, Mike & Andy hard at work

Simulating cannon ball damage to the brickwork		We're working long days now

Tim sets the Battlement Stones on the very top corner of the Bell Tower		The detail at the top of the Bell Tower

The Bell Tower reaches its full height
WEEK FOUR

Andy James points in the ruined Tracery head		An aerial view

The Gateway begins to take shape		Lee working on the ruined Gateway

With the scaffolding removed the detail in the Bell Tower is now clearly visible		Cannon ball damage to the right of the window

Nearly there, just the Font and the old oak pergola timbers to go
WEEK FIVE

The Bell Tower & Cloister

The ruined Bay Turret		The ruined Gateway with the Well in the background

Framing a view
WEEK SIX

The Capel Family Crypt		The ruined Kitchen Corner

The Living Quarters ruined Bay Turret

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