See more of the Middlecave work here!
It’s time for another exciting update from the demolition and rebuilding of the former farm at Middlecave Yard. And, if you’ve followed these posts before you’ll have noticed the big change on the site since last time – the both the structural pillars and roof have been added!
And there have been two changes since our last visit; the first – and most obvious – is the installation of the steel structure and roof. More on that later. The second change is a little more subtle – an estate agent’s sign has been installed and you can now view the Middlecave Yard listing online (Wayback Machine Archive).
The Site Plan
The site from Victoria Road.
The new structure looming over Victoria Road.
The state agent sign mentioned in the introduction.
From Middlecave Road
Size-wise, the new structure feels far larger than the previous farm building and, when completed, is likely to loom over the street in a way the previous building did not.
The Existing Outbuilding
Beyond the disappearance of the porta-loo inside, there has been very little movement on the outbuilding.
The Courtyard
Now that the steelwork and most of the roofing has been installed the courtyard now has a distinct form. As the building and site walls rise it should start to feel like a distinct part of the site rather than a liminal space between the slab and the old outbuilding.
There’s been no movement on the utility ducting.
The building from Middlecave Road
Steelwork and roofing. To the right is a slab of insulating roof foam to be installed by the cherry picker.
The cherry picker again. There remains no sign of the former stone wall that – according to plans – should have been retained along Middlecave Road.
From the north west corner. The untouched outbuilding can be seen across the courtyard.
Back Lane
The Back Lane enterance from near the Sainsbury’s car park. Again, the structure looms over the roadway.
The east end of the courtyard from Back Lane. On the right are unused elements of the roof’s insulation.
More of the unused insulation.
Installed insulation under the roof.
More slabs of installed insulation.
Across the site from the east corner.
Roof above what will be the north-east facing wall.
Across the site from Back Lane. The cherry picker can be seen in the distance.
The cherry picker.
At the north corner of the site the new roof has taken a clear bite out of the neighbouring set of garages.
The peak of the roof as seen from Back Lane. This is much higher than the building that had been there before.