Construction #6

Coloured glass bricks add an interesting feature to the western wall.
	Exterior view of the loft - now completed.
		Ultimate location of our organ pipes.
	Interior view of the semi-circular wall of the glass brick organ pit.
The wall of glass bricks now also features a cross.
	Window at the front of the "loft" now features a cross.
		The roof nears completion as a worker abseils down from the north-facing upper windows which will flood the worship area with filtered sunlight.
	A builder lays a semi-circle of glass bricks around the new position for our old pipe organ console.
Close up of the new roof at the eastern side.
	The pale green Colour Bond roof is starting to go up.
		Laying the concrete base of the retention tank. (This tank looks as big as an Olympic swimming pool! If it ever overflows, start building your ark.)
	The eastern wall now features new aluminium sliding windows and the roof is about to be fitted with pink insulation bats.
The Rectory now boasts a new chimney, replacing the one that was accidentally amputated by a rogue excavator about 9 months ago.
	A view of the eastern wall where aluminium windows will soon be installed above the office area.
		The front (western) wall, showing the semi-circular sanctuary which will be constructed from glass bricks.
	This little digger is excavating a large hole for the underground drainage retention tank.
Thankfully, the new brickwork will eventually conceal the insulation material, which is a shocking pink colour.
	A very large power distribution board sits beside the new kitchen windows, which are so clean that they reflect an image of the new Rectory fence.
		New sliding doors installed at the rear of the existing church hall.
	Some very neat brickwork on the outer walls. (Note the builder's safety harness on top of the wall - Work Cover will be pleased!)
Preparing for the installation of aluminium sliding doors.
	Fence on the northern boundary.
		A "lift" of new bricks stands in front of the steel structure, the walls of which it will soon form a part.
	The first new brickwork has begun around the new structure.
Building site foreman Kevin can't escape the paperwork in his office. He's being helped by his son, Warren, who is also leading hand on site. (The crutches are for Warren who injured his knee on the St Johns site. We wish him a speedy recovery.)
	Silhouetted against the morning sky, the new church roofline looks very modern.
		Nelly took a ride in the cherry-picker to the top of the roof to get this shot from the top looking down.
	Down at ground level there's always plenty of cleaning up to do, and the boys make sure that the building site is kept free of unwanted obstacles.
The stunning lines of the new structure are quickly becoming evident.
	Steel roof supports have been added to the girders to give the first clues to the final shape of the structure.
		This section of fence is between the church and the Rectory.
	Whilst the church framework was going up, work on the boundary fence was also in full swing.
		Some of the builders are dwarfed by the structure.
	Some of the taller verticals.
		A large steel post is erected by the crane and guided into place by one of the builders.
	Construction well under way
Front section of the new church taking shape.
	Silhouetted against an autumn sky, the initial steel framework looks very impressive.
		John the builder (Bob's brother) digs a hole adjacent to the entrance to the 1968 building. Mystery surrounds the purpose of the hole, but we're sure there is a good reason for it.
	Structural steel lying on top of the floor slab, waiting to be erected in a few day's time.
A steel girder is lowered onto the slab, which was laid just one week before. (Note the relative size of the girder compared with the building worker, lower left).
	A large steel member is hoisted over the roof of the 1968 church and onto the new church construction site.
A large crane arrives to convey the steel girders from the truck to the building site. (Yes, that does look like the crane driver, but it's really our ace photographer, Nelly).
	The first load of pre-fabricated structural steel arrives on-site.
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