WEEK 9 - Day 32 Continuing Works and Visit

A1 Environment continued removing asbestos roof sheets from the former Salt Pan 2.
H&E Scaffolding continued erecting a scaffolding walkway through and around Salt Pans 3 and 4. William Anelay Ltd continued to dismantle the roof trusses of Stove House 5, and with the weight removed from the east gable the upstanding brickwork above the warehouse floor was also dismantled.
A video recording the dismantling of the east gable has been posted on Youtube and a link placed in last weeks diary account. Editing of the video taken as roof truss No.6 was dismantled is also now uploaded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nizNmZ6RWA.
Carolyn Shepherd took away some more timbers which are not required in the rebuilding phase and these will be used in an art installation as part of her 3rd Year art degree exhibition.
Middlewich Town Clerk, Jonathan Williams and Kerry Fletcher, Heritage Development Officer visited to see the progress of the Enabling Works. The brine pump of Murgatroyds Salt Works still survives in Middlewich and was operated by Tom Lightfoot whose manuscript and pencil drawings were edited and published by Annelise Fielding as 'Open Pan Salt Making in Cheshire' (see publications link opposite).




Dismantling roof trusses (left view from north) (right view from south)


Details of ridge boards showing diferences in construction between the ridge above the main trusses (left) and the ridge over the roof ventitator.