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”
Category: External Works
Investigating the site
Searching for a drain, according to the plan it should be here 
As part of understanding what is on site and making the facilities we have as useful as possible, Chris P and Phil have relocated a drain run and a manhole.
External Works – 2
Work has been going on outside the main building to improve site security following a few visits from uninvited guests recently.
Drains!
Time to check out the drains and make sure all is flowing…… but what’s this, a second cover. Good to have volunteers who are prepared to get… Read more “Drains!”
Post Box
With the new post box in place and our address now registered with Royal Mail, we have received our first mail all the way from sunny Felixstowe.… Read more “Post Box”
Site Interpretation
Chris P. has been busy laying paviours in the grass area to the South of the 1870s building. He has marked the position of the pilot well which was the first well to be sunk on site and also the route of the Hanch tunnel which runs under the middle of Lichfield and eventually feeds water into the pilot well. The pilot well is connected by underground tunnels to the four other wells on site, from which water was then pumped.
Ops!, Dropped the kerb
We have dropped the kerb to allow easier access to our overspill car parking.