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Bevendean History Project Photos

Hogs Edge Self Build Photographs

Hogs Edge Building Site view east Summer 1997

Hogs Edge Building Site view west Summer 1997

Top soil cleared from site November 1997

Snow on roadway to site in December 1997

Snow on the site in December 1997

Building the frames in January 1998

Building the frames in January 1998

The saplings arrive for the hedge February 1998

First frames to be lifted into position February 1998

Some of the frames in position Spring 1998

Frames for first 6 houses in place March or April 1998

Frames for first 6 houses in place March or April 1998

View alond the front of the houses in May 1998

The completed masonite roof of plot 8 May 1998

Houses with roof timbers and floor joists May 1998

Panelvents transform the skeleton houses May 1998

View over a partly completed roof May 1998

Wall partly boarded floor joists in place June 1998

Children in the on site Creche June 1998

House with walls and windows partly done June 1998

Sterling boards go onto the roof July 1998

Party in Stanmer Park, August bank holiday 1998

Party in Stanmer Park, August bank holiday 1998

Party in Stanmer Park, August bank holiday 1998

Work begins on the final four houses in August 1998

The last 4 frames are lowered into place September 1998

Up on the roof for our second winter November 1998

View through houses without the wall panels November 1998

A view over the roofs towards the setting sun November 1998

View of a house partly painted January 1999

Preparing the walls February 1999

Houses with scaffolding round them March 1999

Painting the wall cladding March 1999

A house partly painted March 1999

Standing on a finished roof Summer 1999

The Verandas make an appearance Summer 1999

Tea Break Summer 1999

Tacking complete ready for taping and joining Nov 1999

More Photographs taken during the building work

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