Wednesday's Work

Barry trustingly painting Terrace Junction signal post .....
(photo courtesy of Simon Smith)

..... & returning from his travails

Barry being shown by Angela the product of washing out Cochrane's boiler

Angela checking boiler plug numbers ready for reinstallation

Barry painting brackets for the lantern roof
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Ian planing an upright to create a reference face .....
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

..... & trial fitting one of the uprights
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Ian drilling a support
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)

Ian checking dimensions - there are issues to work around such as the shed not being level, of varying width, etc.  Basically, we have to make the lantern look straight  & level.

More trial fitting of uprights

Meanwhile Dave is laying bricks, .....

.... & mixing mortar .....

..... to create a chimney around the steel flue at the front of MH shed

Geoff painting inside the new container office
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

Neil using a template to mark for drilling holes for louvre brackets

Ian drilling the holes

Ian marking for drilling tie bar holes

Martin drilling uprights to enable transverse tie bars to be fitted .....
(photo courtesy of Geoff Lowe)

..... & delivering the finished upright to the on-roof tem

Angela cleaning between Cochrane's frames

Angela working in 49's firebox, the grate in which has collapsed due to overheating
(photo courtesy of Simon Smith)

Ian still working on the lantern supports .....

..... as am I
(photo courtesy of Dave Dixon)

A final view along the roof
(photo courtesy of Angela Pickering)