Inspecting the structure of a wall in a first floor learning room

First floor library including study area, all furniture in place.

Explore the house and gardens of Gilbert White, pioneering British naturalist, ecologist and ornithologist.

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

Second floor corridor, which was widened

Photo: Susan Allen/ Stockton University

Colour on the walls!

Surveying for new interactive whiteboards in the adult learning/meeting rooms

Photo: Susan Allen/ Stockton University

Photo: Susan Allen/ Stockton University

Shelving underway but lots more boxes to unpack!

The day the building was handed back to Devon County Council by the contractors. First floor library with its new shelves in position.

The upper floors of the extension

Photo: Susan Allen/ Stockton University

Still a few skips of books to unpack...

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

Meeting Room F3, cleared of boxes now. Next step, put the chairs and tables out!

Ground floor library space. Huge steel frame supporting the opening in the wall - strong enough to drive a train over, apparently!

Looking from the stairs onto the new reception area; walls marked with X to be removed.

Meeting room S1 with its new tables and chairs

Pre-construction Phase: removing furniture, built-in units and intrusive structural surveys make things quite dusty. This is the 'delapidation' stage - seems like an appropriate name!

Copper cladding applied to the exterior of the new extension.

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