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The Build

The Build

The Stages of Construction
The site pre-build…………and the
completed ‘shell’. 
Nov. 2013 - Feb. 2014 Negotiations held,
and subsequently permission granted to
build an Observatory - gained from coowners of site (Forest England, National
Forest, and South Derbyshire District
Council).
Planning Permission granted - end of 2015.
Fundraising began 2014. Target £27K. Total achieved
March 2017.
Dome purchased secondhand from
Huddersfield - February 2014.
Wide load permission for the trip home.
 
  Dome Refurbishment Working Parties -
held over a number of weekends 2014 -
2017.
Contractor on site
November 2018 - April 2019
Site clearance - 12th November
2018
Managing the delivery of
concrete
The design and what we built