The Nursery
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Storage buildings were demolished to make room for the nursey in 2002. The brewhouse can be seen in the background.
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An auger machine bores holes in the ground for the foundatrions.
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Close up of the auger machine.
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During the boreing process a culvurt was discovered. Unfortunantly no archelogical pressence was avaliable for the site, and a lot of information was lost.
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The top was cleared from the culvert
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The culvert was exposed and opened up
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The culvert is examained
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Plan made by the site manager showing the culvert and layout on site
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Deposits of ash were found showing previous use of the site
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A well was also found on the site, but it was not opened up
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After the augering process, concrete and reinforing iron is inserted into the holes. After the piles have set, a trench is dug and filled with concrete.
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Reinforcing iron is placed over the piles and more concrete is poured into the trench to make the foundations for the building.
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The structure of the building is made from iron guirders, and prefabucated concrete slabs are placed for the floor.
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Building the walls around the building using breeze blocks and bricks. The corners were made from stone.
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Nursery near completion
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The nursery school completed with a brass plate memorial. It was opened by the Lord Lefttenant of Buckinghamshire.
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