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Building Progress Photo Gallery

June 2007

Views of the second floor exhibition gallery showing the full hight doors and the light coming down through the clerestory windows which are designed to reflect the indirect northern light into the gallery space. 

The second floor corridor which will be glazed providing a view through the building.   A view of the cafe terrace facing Devonshire Park.

Community activity room 3 and a partial view of the cafe and terrace on the second floor of the building.

The art research studio and a partial view of the permanent art collection store on the first floor of the new building.

May 2007

While work carries on inside the new building, the 36 metre high tower crane as used for an industry health and safety demonstration.  A trial run of two methods of rescue from a crane successfully took place in Devonshire Park.  One rescue simulated the recovery of the crane driver from his cab and the other came to the aid of someone suspended from the crane's jib.

April 2007

This picture shows the scale of the second floor exhibition gallery.  The public art commission in partnership with four local schools and the artists collective

Sprout can now be seen on the site hoardings.

These photos show the interior of the new building.  The image on the left is the community activity room 1, designed for workshop activities.  The second image shows the second floor corridor with the temporary exhibition gallery entrance and the space where the cafe will be situated.