091223 Site visit

Assembly Hall footings covered in snow


Gas awaiting connection- no date confirmed at present


Snow and ice covers classroom slab/ progress on blockwork


Blockwork to classroom block


Obsolete RWP connection to G/L 4/D


Render being removed from Otway may take face from facing brick


Render issues also present to Otway G/L E/11


Closer inspection of Ibstock Bevern dark reveals chips to headers in batch


Ibstock Bevern dark- possible chipping when repacked


Ibstock Bevern- chipping will not be acceptable for header bond

091217 Site visit

Assembly Hall prep below slab


Otway scaffold nears completion


Gas diversion awaiting connection


Gas diversion pending connection


Gable end elevation brickwork to Otway House underway


Gable end return- rendered area may require additional facework when removed


Mortar Silos now installed- Terracotta D Class 1 (below dpc) and mortar for blockwork


Blockwork rebuilt with mortar from silo


Concrete columns to classroom block- formwork removed


Otway gable end elevation 1/2 brick thicker


Otway fireplaces blocked up to first floor


GSHP manifold installation

091210 Site visit

Revised glazed brick samples reviewed


Updated mortar spec related to colour of glazed bricks


Readymix colour mortar Black D


Site materials delivered to site- insulation/ bricks/ blocks


Otway scaffold now complete


Columns commenced classroom block


Manhole not aligned with classroom block

091203 Site Visit

Black glazed bricks from HG Matthews- not as sample


HG Matthews Grey glazed bricks- not as original 'silver sample'


Pitting to grey glaze not as original samples


Manhole 16- G/L Q


Footings- Assembly Hall


Concrete slab to classroom complete- RIW Sheetseal laid to perimeter


Blockwork commenced to classroom block


Sheetseal to edge of ramp


Blockwork Classroom block


Water ingress still apparent in Otway House- ground floor and first floor

091126 Site visit

Classroom pattern reference panel


Classroom reference panel- Terracotta D mortar- Class 3 (Class 1 unavailable) below DPC


Footings to Assembly Hall grid line P


Preparations for rainwater pipes grid line N/18


Assembly hall footings underway grid line N


Excavation for footings to Assembly Hall gable end wall rebuild


Otway House gable end- demolition complete


Otway gable end


Classroom block grid line A/9


Detail of surface of classroom slab with irregularities


Classroom slab- typical irregularities to surface



Classroom slab- note irregularities to surface