| Following the demolition of the old Rawtenstall Bus Depot (you can find a collection of images of the demolition elsewhere in this gallery), the site was then cleared, and work started on the construction of a new Lidl store on the site.
This is a German owned company, and work was progressing well during November and December 2008, and in this gallery you will find a number of images of the construction works taken during regular visits to the site. Not much work took place over the Christmas and New Year period, but by late January things were moving again, and a few shots of the concrete pumping machine adding a new section to the floor were taken on the 28th of January. Back again in February, this time it was very cold and snowy, but there seemed to be plenty of activity taking place, and the walls were going up fast. March saw a big change in the weather and a rapid advance in the progress of this site, with large section of the roof, consisting mainly of prefabricated sections, being lifted into place by a mobile crane. As of March 10th it was possible to get some idea of just how big this building will be when completed. Work progressed very quickly throughout May and June, and the roof was soon on and completed. Next the walls and car park was quickly cleared and surfaced, and by early July the building was starting to look externally complete, with the sign and all windows installed, and work taking place indoors to fit out the store. It's now starting to look like the store may open sometime in August. One final point, take a look at the style of the stonework on the external walls and then compare it to the style of the stonework on the old bus depot - very similar aren't they? I assume this was done quite deliberately, which if so was a nice touch. Another batch of pictures were taken on the 12th of July, this was because the external structure of the building is now nearing completion, and it looks like the store will open on the 30th of the month, probably not too many more picture opportunities now before the site is completed. This time I've taken a few more shots of the rear and sides of the building, and from soem angles you can really see the similarities with the old bus depot's style of stonework. After a flurry of activity, and a lot of last minute work the store was finally ready for opening, and this it did at 8am on Thursday 30th of July 2009. The building is now complete and a large number of stones from the former bus depot that stood on this site now line the walls, and even have a similar style (check the bus depot demolition gallery and you'll see what I mean!). Thus completes this gallery, which started right after the demolition of the old depot in September 2008. |
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