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    Category: Internal works

    The Chris Pattison Archive Room

    As well as the magnificent Cornish beam engine and the striking building that surround it , we have a significant amount of paper records on site at… Read more “The Chris Pattison Archive Room”

    22/10/202422/10/2024 by lichfieldw

    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”

    22/05/202223/05/2022 by lichfieldw

    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”

    20/03/202220/03/2022 by lichfieldw

    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”

    12/02/202215/02/2022 by lichfieldw

    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!”

    06/01/202220/01/2022 by lichfieldw

    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”

    20/12/202120/01/2022 by lichfieldw

    Dishwasher

    Getting a dishwasher installed at the pumping station, to make it easier when we have a large group visit, not to mention the cups from all the… Read more “Dishwasher”

    20/11/202120/01/2022 by lichfieldw

    Office refurb!

    Take a moment to look at our newly redecorated community office, haven’t the team done a wonderful job. After the roof was repaired, walls were cleaned, flaky… Read more “Office refurb!”

    31/01/202120/01/2022 by lichfieldw

    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”

    16/10/202020/01/2022 by lichfieldw
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