Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2002
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Construction of Portland Square.

Artists impression of the finished buildings.

Introduction.
Construction of the new buildings in Portland Square is now under way - if you'd like to keep an eye on the progress of the project then look no further - you've come to the right place !.

I'll try to add new pictures to this web site at least once a week - the most recent pictures will be towards the top of the page. Simply click on a thumbnail image to get a better view.
17th December 2001: Another 360 degree VR panoramic view - from the roof of Building B.

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12th November 2001: A 360 degree VR panoramic view of the inside of the Squash Courts.

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6th November 2001: Building C gets its plant room and atrium steel.

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2nd November 2001: Building C ready for its plant room and atrium steel; roof finished on Squash Courts.

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30th October 2001: Progress; taking photographs.

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22nd October 2001: Now at roof level on all three buildings; finished floors.

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12th October 2001: Steelwork reaches roof level for the first time.

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10th October 2001: Mobile crane and portal frames.

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9th October 2001: Steel connections; retaining walls; precast stairs; Bovis staff. (Pictures not quite ready yet - here's a preview)

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4th October 2001: A couple of 360 degree VR panoramic views.

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2nd October 2001: A quick update.

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25th September 2001: More steel and concrete; painting in the Squash Courts.

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20th September 2001: General progress; bracing; site visit.

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18th / 19th September 2001: Squash Courts get a roof; work continues at speed on Buildings A, B and C.

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4th September 2001: More steelwork and floor beams; progress in the Squash Courts.

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31st August 2001: Shear frame for Building A is erected; Building C's first floor takes shape.

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28th / 30th August 2001: Steel for Building A arrives on site; work starts on the first floor for Building C.

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22nd August 2001: More steelwork - including the main shear frame for Building B; walls and a floor for the Squash Courts.

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16th August 2001: The first steelwork goes up on Building C; work progresses on the new Squash Courts.

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10th / 14th August 2001: The second tower crane is finished; the first steelwork arrives on site.

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8th August 2001: Almost ready for the steelwork; the second tower crane arrives.

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3rd August 2001: More foundations.

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31st July 2001: Erecting the first tower crane.

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27th July 2001: The first foundations are cast.

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13th July 2001: Construction begins.

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Earlier Pictures.
Click here if you'd like to see what the site used to look like.
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