Second Front

We removed the reinforced concrete lintel on the old front elevation with an electric breaker. The red brick piers at the side were easy to take down as they were built in lime mortar and a lot were salvageable:

However, the one in the centre had sand/cement mortar and a very hard render coat which made demolition more time consuming and created a lot of hardcore. This has come in useful for filling a soak-away in the garden.

All that needs to come out now is the huge timber lintel and the old timber double doors on the right hand side. The doors have been reinforced with steel angles which make it less straight forward to take to bits.