For a short time, the huge steel frame (red) created to support the upper floors in the main reception area is visible

Rendering the external store

High-res taken in Phoenix July 2019 by Ivan Martinez, used for the EEE website, OK to reuse

Photo: Susan Allen/ Stockton University

Platforms are being built to connect the building to the lift shaft

Centre support staff shelving items of the Railway Studies Collection

1st Floor library being unpacked

The courtyard

Outdoor store takes shape.

Lift shaft installation: building the lift shaft block by block - finished!

Photo: Susan Allen/ Stockton University

Public access PC area set out ready for the IT equipment

The first floor of the extension is slightly larger than the ground floor - quirky architectural feature!

The 1st floor library space - computer area

High-res taken in Phoenix July 2019 by Ivan Martinez, used for the EEE website, OK to reuse

High-res taken in Phoenix July 2019 by Ivan Martinez, used for the EEE website, OK to reuse

High-res taken in Phoenix July 2019 by Ivan Martinez, used for the EEE website, OK to reuse

Pre-construction Phase: ground floor. View from the old entrance to the library - the reception counter and all of the shelving has now gone (happily to other libraries and local charities) and the space is ready for building work to commence.

Electric hoists have now been installed for the Learning Disability Service

New cabling throughout the building - chased in for neatness

Opening in the external wall at the back of the building, leading into the new extension (view from the library)

Basins in the new toilets, 1st floor

The start of the colour scheme on the ground floor, on the wall of the children's library.

Photo: Susan Allen/ Stockton University

The new extension and store

New SmartBoards

High-res taken in Phoenix July 2019 by Ivan Martinez, used for the EEE website, OK to reuse

High-res taken in Phoenix July 2019 by Ivan Martinez, used for the EEE website, OK to reuse

High-res taken in Phoenix July 2019 by Ivan Martinez, used for the EEE website, OK to reuse

High-res taken in Phoenix July 2019 by Ivan Martinez, used for the EEE website, OK to reuse

Children's library ready to receive its furnishings and signage.

Scaffolding built up from the basement on steel girders (see www.flickr.com/photos/devonlibraries/6761112225), which will allow the walls in the reception area to come down (see www.flickr.com/photos/devonlibraries/6761113699)

Photo: Susan Allen/ Stockton University