In the corner of the 1960’s building, sat the two 11kV transformers that took the incoming supply and connected it to the large electrical pumps used to… Read more “Transformation”
Category: 1960s Building
Flattening the floor
When completed in the 1960s, the main hall of the building housed two large pumps, each driven by a large electric motor which in turn was connected… Read more “Flattening the floor”
The dismantlers
I’ve just been reviewing the work that has been going on at Sandfields recently and it seems that we have been busy dismantling various parts here and… Read more “The dismantlers”
The Scaffold
Remember ‘The Scaffold’ and their song ‘Lily the Pink’? Oh, you must be older than you look! Anyway, we now have our own scaffold installed both inside… Read more “The Scaffold”
Floor tiles, more tiles!
Playing in the sand? No, more work on laying tiles of which about 20% are now completed – well down team. Back to the tile laying, another… Read more “Floor tiles, more tiles!”
Scrap
Scrap being loaded onto the trailer – the final big clear out. Thanks to our friends at Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust for use of the… Read more “Scrap”
Tiling the floor
Volunteers are now working on tiling the holes left in the floor after the removal of the pump plinths. It was agreed with the conservation officer that… Read more “Tiling the floor”
Preparation for a performance
Work has been carried out to get the 1960s building prepared in readiness for local theatre group LMI (Let Me In) to stage their performance. The work… Read more “Preparation for a performance”
Flattening the floor
After a mammoth effort to remove the two concrete plinths that supported the large electrically power water pumps, the floor of the 1960s building is finally starting… Read more “Flattening the floor”
Electrifying
Today the volunteers were threading through the new cable for the electrics in the facilities at the end of the 1870s building. The crane came in handy… Read more “Electrifying”