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Portland Square - 10th August 2001
Lifting the tower crane's jib into position.

Assembly of the second tower crane was completed today - here you can see the jib being lifted into position using a 300 tonne capacity mobile crane which came down from Bristol for the day.
Jib in position.

The second tower crane is taller than the first one; it also has a higher lift capacity and a greater reach.
Portland Square - 14th August 2001
Overview of the site from the Davy building.

Here's an overview of the site taken from the top of the Davy Building, looking north.
Steel sections on site for the first time.

The first elements of the steel framework for Block C were delivered to site today. The main shear frame which weighed some 18 tonnes was too heavy to be lifted by either of the site's tower cranes; a mobile crane was used instead.
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