The Peart Pilkington Building - The Project

Preparation

Museum Yard Trent SOS Museum Door
'Before' - museum yard showing 'spares building', containers and temporary store in ex Road Car Leyland Leopard coach. The 'SOS' - our former canteen bus - prepares to be moved for the first time in 15 years, October 2009 Lincoln 5 enters the new rear door in the Exhibition Hall, October 2009

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New stores area under construction in workshop, October 2009 Yard cleared prior to work commencing, November 2009 Framework of new building, 22 December 2009

The Building Takes Shape

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New building taking shape, 19 January 2010 Insulation material being lifted to roof of new building, 19 January 2010 New building with wall and floor in place, existing Museum building in background, 30 January 2010
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New building with wall and floor in place, 31 January 2010 Guttering being fixed in place, 9 February 2010 Roller shutter doors being fitted, 11 February 2010. Lighting is also in process of being fitted to ceiling.
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Museum Car Park, with work for improved drains under way, 14 February 2010 New building and work in rear yard for improved drains, 18 February 2010 Inside the new building, 9 March 2010
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Rear yard and new building, 9 March 2010 Rear yard - newly concreted, 21 March 2010 Roadway at side of Museum being tarmacced, 23 March 2010
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Cars return from storage to the New Building, 27 March 2010 Lincolnshire 1431 and Lincoln 23 move into New Building, 27 March 2010 Vehicle Lift under construction, 18 May 2010