Building Update - We Have Floors! (#1271 - 1277)

1271. Close-up of the building, with floors now added. Taken from the OLRC car park. (26/JUN/2014)

1272. The new structure, with floors, taken from the OLRC car park facing east. The teaching wing is on the right. (26/JUN/2014)

1273. The full length of the new structure, with floors, taken from the OLRC car park facing east. (26/JUN/2014)

1274. The new structure, with floors, taken from the OLRC car park. (26/JUN/2014)

1275. The end of the new school and the end of the teaching wing. Facing south-east. Taken in the OLRC car park. (26/JUN/2014)

1276. The new school, viewed across the meadow, from the Bristol Road footpath at the side of the OLRC. Facing north. (26/JUN/2014)

1277. A view of the meadow from the Humanities Hall, first floor, OLRC. The meadow is now a temporary car park for the workmen. (26/JUN/2014)

Building Update (#1266 -1270)

1266. View of the building from the path at the Bristol Road entrance to the OLRC. (19/JUN/2014)

1267. View of the building along the side of the Teaching Wing. (19/JUN/2014)

1268. View of the new building from the OLRC car park, facing east.  (19/JUN/2014)

1269. View of the new building from the OLRC car park, facing east.  (19/JUN/2014)

1270. View of the new building from the OLRC car park, facing east. The teaching wing is on the right. (19/JUN/2014)

Building Update (1293 - 1265)

1293. The construction is getting closer to Weoley Park Road. Taken from the opposite side of Weoley Park Road. (17/JUN/2014)

1294. The structure is getting bigger, moving towards Weoley Park Road, north-east. Taken on Hamilton Drive, facing south-east. (17/JUN/2014)

1295. View of the meadow from the first floor of the OLRC, Humanities Hall. The building is stretching away into the background. (17/JUN/2014)

Nature News (1269 - 1292)

 

1269. Hydrangea where Johnston House one stood. (12/JUN/2014)

1270. Hydrangea where Johnston House one stood. (12/JUN/2014)

1271. Snapdragons in The Close, in front of Alan Geale House. (12/JUN/2014)

1272. Snapdragons in The Close, in front of Alan Geale House. (12/JUN/2014)

1273. Rose in someone's garden, at the edge of The Close. (12/JUN/2014)

1274. Rose in someone's garden, at the edge of The Close. (12/JUN/2014)

1275. Rose in the rose garden next to the path behind Barrow-Cadbury. (12/JUN/2014)

1276. Rose in the rose garden next to the path behind Barrow-Cadbury. (12/JUN/2014)

1277. Rose in the rose garden next to the path behind Barrow-Cadbury. (12/JUN/2014)

1278. Rose in the rose garden next to the path behind Barrow-Cadbury. (12/JUN/2014)

1279. Roses in the rose garden next to the path behind Barrow-Cadbury. (12/JUN/2014)

1280. Rose in the rose garden next to the path behind Barrow-Cadbury. (12/JUN/2014)

1281. Wild Roses in Fox Hill Close. (12/JUN/2014)

1282. Snail on Weoley Hill. (12/JUN/2014)

1283. Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca) with daisies on Weoley Hill. (12/JUN/2014) 

1284. Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) on Weoley Hill. (12/JUN/2014) 

1285. Oriental Poppy on Weoley Hill. (12/JUN/2014) 

1286. A bee in an oriental poppy on Weoley Hill. (12/JUN/2014) 

1287. The path behind Barrow-Cadbury Building. Facing South-west. (12/JUN/2014) 

1288. The path behind Barrow-Cadbury Building. Facing South-west. (12/JUN/2014) 

1289. The path behind Barrow-Cadbury Building. Facing north-east. (12/JUN/2014) 

1290. The path behind Barrow-Cadbury Building. Facing north-east. (12/JUN/2014) 

1291. The trees along the path behind Barrow-Cadbury Building. (12/JUN/2014) 

1292. Red roses growing on the winding path. (12/JUN/2014) 

Building Progress (1259 - 1268)

1259. The steel structure of the new school has progressed very quickly this week. This work is along side the teaching wing. Taken on Hamilton Drive, facing south-east. (12/JUN/2014)

1260. View of the new school from the opposite side of Weoley Park Road. (12/JUN/2014)

1261. View of the new school from the opposite side of Weoley Park Road.(12/JUN/2014)

1262. The steel structure of the new school. Taken on Hamilton Drive facing south-east. The teaching wing is on the right. (12/JUN/2014)

1263. View of the new school from the OLRC car park. (12/JUN/2014)

1264. Some of the soil behind the sheet piles is being dug out to make way for a tank which will store water for the school's sprinkler system. Teaching wing on the right. Taken from the OLRC car park. (12/JUN/2014)

1265. View from the Humanities Hall on the first floor of the OLRC, showing the new structure on the left of the meadow. A large area has been surfaced with tarmac. This is to become a play and sports area. (13/JUN/2014)

1266. The work site as it looked from Weoley Park Road this morning. (13/JUN/2014)

1267. The steel structure through the trees of the thicket. Taken on Hamilton Drive this morning. (13/JUN/2014)

1268. View from the Humanities Hall, OLRC, this morning. The structure is longer than yesterday. (13/JUN/2014)

Building Update (1257 - 1258)

1257. The structure of the new school seems to double in size every day. (10/JUN/2014)

1258. The enormous crane viewed along the side of the teaching wing. Taken outside the main entrance to the OLRC. (10/JUN/2014)