As in all restoration work not all of it can be old to make the building useable and so looking through this old window you can see the new in the background.
All the photos below are by Gary Shaw.
It's now June and work is now on rebuilding the roof.
This is a close-up of the main trusses and shows the repair work to strengthen the beams.
This will be the Auditorium with a balcony, which you can see being built.
Here we are on the second floor looking towards the stairwell & lift shaft
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Using an industrial power hose this man is stripping off the years of grime and dirt to get to the original surface.
Here the steps have been made and then will finished off to a high degree.

It's now nearly 12 weeks later the 5th June '09 and what a fantastic job the restoration people have done. . . . This is the first section of the cupola and it will be completed hopefully within the next few weeks. .....

. . . . .This inside photograph of the cupola shows the timbers have been restored beautifully. . . .