23, High Street, Scampton, Lincolnshire, LN1 2SD — Telephone: 01522 731333
Planning Permission for the construction work to begin was received on Wednesday 20 January 2021.
We shall record progress on this page as the work proceeds.
The Landlord, Greg Algar, decided in early 2018 that he wanted to enhance the facade of the Dambusters Inn with a suitable structure to provide weather cover and increased seating capacity.
The inital ambition was to substantially 'upgrade' the existing timber-built terraced area. The design process was not a hurried one and the early ideas and suggestions milled around eventually leading to the view that a structure making a bolder physical statement might be developed.
It was.
Steve Hanks of 'Flare Visual Architecture' has designed an extension to the building that will extend forwards from the existing facade of the Pub. The existing exterior terrace (of timber construction) will be removed and the extension — the 'additional room' — will be built in its place.
The space will provide much needed additional accommodation for dining as well as hosting for small-scale events.
Joe Winter and his team at Joe Winter Building Services Ltd will build it.
The same team completed a major and extensive reconfiguation of the upper structure of the Pub in 2019. This work provided a long overdue restructuring and upgrade to the living accommodation at first–floor level and above.
Well, here we go, then!
. . . and we extend our very best wishes for good weather and good fortune to all the talented people who are going to make it happen.
14:36 Friday 14 May 2021
The JCB Telescopic Handler (skilfully and so carefully operated) Lifting Furniture up onto the Flat Roof . . .
and the Rake (high-tech) deployed to push up the Telephone Cable (01522 731333) clear of this delicate manoeuvre.
Oak Beer Casks,
Benches (commemorative)
and Picnic Tables
being set out and arranged . . .
rearranged . . .
and then re-rearranged.
17:31 Thursday 13 May 2021
The Decking to the Flat Roof almost completed and the new Weather Vane installed.
North south east west,
Home’s the place I love the best.
16:46 Thursday 06 May 2021
Greg Algar and his Labrador Dog, Bomber. ‘First Sitting’ on the Finished Floor.
12:59 Wednesday 05 May 2021
The Grouting Completed and the Final Sponging Off.
“You can walk on it tomorrow . . .”
12:55 Tuesday 04 May 2021
With the laying of Dry Pressed Ceramic Tiles in vigorous progress.
16:39 29 April 2021
The Floor Tiles have been delivered and a few of them have been placed, temporarily, onto the floor . . .
Just to see how they look.
15:27 Wednesday 28 April 2021
With the Edge Protection on the Flat Roof completed.
11:17 Sunday 25 April 2021
Work in Progress with Dean Thiele and Melissa Thiele.
18:31 Thursday 22 April 2021
Laying the Setts Completed — looking absolutely terrific — and the West Window installed. (It all looks stunning.)
16:57 Wednesday 21 April 2021
Setts Appeal and continuing Building the Stone Wall that encloses the Staircase.
Exquisite skill and natural stone in perfect harmony
17:41 Tuesday 20 April 2021
The Setts on the East side are immaculately set and the equally immaculate Edge Protection is approaching completion
17:14 Monday 19 April 2021
Levelling the Laying Course Sand is in progress and ‘up top’ — Assembling and Glazing the Edge Protection
17:45 Friday 16 April 2021
Where the Ceiling Downlights and the Heating Radiators have been fitted.
The lights are lit — the radiators almost ready for service..
In the dining room behind the new–built room,
the old Artex ceiling coating has been
completely removed and the surface re–plastered.
17:26 Thursday 15 April 2021
Where the Cable for the Ceiling Lights has been drawn through.
17:28 Wednesday 14 April 2021
A Sealing Coat applied to the Ceiling and Walls — Ceiling Light Points marked out and
Socket Conductors prepared for connection.
11:12 Tuesday 13 April 2021
Flat Roof - Beginning the Assembly of the Glazed Edge–Protection.
18:45 Monday 12 April 2021
Where the Plastering of the Ceiling and the Walls has just been completed.
The plastering team having just departed,
Greg Algar, Steve Plews and Steve Hanks are free to enter the space to discuss progress.
16:38 Friday 09 April 2021
First Fix.
The cables are in for the lighting and power circuits, the pipework is in and connected to the existing central heating system and the new openings made in the existing main wall of the pub have been completed.
16:18 Thursday 08 April 2021
Setting setts for the path progresses and cables for the exterior lighting are fed through the walls.
17:15 Tuesday 06 April 2021
The Path.
An exacting and painstaking process . . . laying one sett at a time . . .
16:36 Saturday 03 April 2021
The Flat Roof with the Coping Stones now set..
14:33 Friday 02 April 2021
The Interior and the Big Breakthrough into the Pub from the New Space.
14:50 Thursday 01 April 2021
Commencing the laying of Setts — ‘Tumbled’ Setts.
13:51 Wednesday 31 March 2021
Levelling and Compacting the Substrate in the Car Parking Area.
The Team welcomed today’s sunshine.
14:39 Tuesday 30 March 2021
With the Staircase in place, two of the three Windows fitted and the Planing Off of the Parking Area in progress.
17:01 Monday 29 March 2021
With the scaffolding disassembled and removed.
All set for a new day.
16:25 Friday 26 March 2021
The wall coping material added, bridging the top of the cavity wall.
Preventing rainwater ingress into the building
or
The Art of Keeping the Rain Where it Belongs;
OUTSIDE.
17:41 Wednesday 24 March 2021
The fibreglass waterproofing process.
The first stage in making the structure watertight — with a glassfibre and resin product.
16:29 Tuesday 23 March 2021
With the flooring board laid over the joists, the waterproofing membrane is added.
17:17 Thursday 18 March 2021
The setting of the timber floor joists was completed and the base flooring material for the flat roof has been fitted.
We have to expect ‘light rain’ on Friday (tomorrow).
As in farming — in building we have to go with the weather.
16:39 Wednesday 17 March 2021
The top few courses of stone and block being added to the walls.
Ain’t that just perfect?
17:16 Tuesday 16 March 2021
Timber Floor Joists are being fitted into the Rolled Steel Joist and onto the load–bearing inner leaf walls.
Luckily, the heavy rain forecast for us today passed us by.
16:24 Monday 15 March 2021
You may notice, at the top of the West and South walls, the posts bolted into position that will support glass panels — the glass panels that will enclose the seating area on the flat roof.
Heavy rain is forecast for the early part of tomorrow (Tuesday) — yet the ‘grand design’ will continue to make progress when it is practicable.
15:04 Friday 12 March 2021
Today, a Rolled Steel Joist is lifted carefully into position and fixed. (Among other things. )
16:22 Thursday 11 March 2021
16:01 Monday 08 March 2021
Today, rained off.
15:00 Friday 05 March 2021
Today, the Scaffolding was Erected. (. . . as you can see.)
It has been a good week here.
A very good week.
Very exciting.
Congratulations, gentlemen.
We hope to continue on Monday 08 March . . .
16:57 Thursday 04 March 2021 – Dry weather (mostlly)
The Work covered, to provide some protection against the elements
15:31 Wednesday 03 March 2021 – Dry weather
The natural stone outer leaf approaching completion.
15:48 Tuesday 02 March 2021 – Dry weather
An existing window has been removed and the opening closed up. The stairs leading to the flat roof over the new room will be constructed over it.
The natural stone outer leaf is being built and insulation material is installed as a part of the process.
15:35 Monday 01 March 2021 – Dry weather
A lot has happened since yesterday.
Amazing.
15:56 Sunday 28 February 2021 – Dry weather
Mr Greg Algar (left) and Mr Steve Plews discussing the Project over Sunday Lunch
15:34 Friday 26 February 2021 – Dry weather
The natural building stone — carefully sized and stacked on timber pallets.
14:56 Thursday 25 February 2021 – Dry weather
The window on the extreme left has been removed — the opening temporarily covered — and seven columns of blocks, neatly stacked, stand ready and waiting.
14:34 Tuesday 23 February 2021 – Dry weather
A reflective moment.
14:07 Monday 22 February 2021 – Dry weather
TOP ROW PICTURES: The crushed limestone levelled and compacted and the lorry ready with the floor insulation.
MIDDLE ROW PICTURES: Laying the floor insulation and carefully cutting it to achieve an exact fit
LOWER ROW PICTURE: Trimming a final section of insulation to fit along the existing wall of the Pub and the first strip of damp proof membrane has just been rolled out ready for laying.
We anticipate that on Tuesday, 23 February, concrete to form the floor will be mixed and poured here, so obscuring all that carefully crafted preparatory work.
14:55 Saturday 20 February 2021 – Dry weather on a ‘rest day’ and all is quiet on the building site.
UPPER–LEFT PICTURE: Sample stone walling illustrating how the exterior walls will be built.
UPPER–RIGHT and LOWER–LEFT PICTURES: Damp Proof Membrane rolled out onto the walls and weighted down with bricks. The heaped, crushed limestone for the foundation ready to apply.
LOWER–RIGHT PICTURE: A general view showing the crushed limestone heaped ready at the front of the site.
14:03 Friday 19 February 2021 – Dry weather and the first three courses of brick beautifully laid and pointed.
14:35 Wednesday 17 February 2021 – Ground work.
Also, some 'Sample Wall' just laid.
Wednesday 17 February 2021 –
Viewed from the Pub looking towards the road.
Cleaning down the concrete mixer.
13:53 Monday 15 February 2021 – With the area mostly cleared.
The decking has been removed and stored off–site where it will be de–nailed, de–screwed and given a good old, ‘Wash and Brush–Up’.
Greg Algar (the Pub landlord) thinks that he may be able to rescue some of his Hop Plants from their erstwhile home in that ridge of soil.
Once refurbished, the decking is to be reutilised in the garden to the rear of the Pub.
15:42 Sunday 07 February 2021 – The lifting of the decking proceeds.
A Floor that has served us well and supported many happy people on so many happy occasions
Visitors may recall the hops that once flourished in that bank of soil that runs along the front of the decking area.
12:58 Friday 05 February 2021 – This is interesting. One of the tasks in this project is described in Item 4. of the Planning Permission.
A Sample Section of what will be the exterior wall of the building will be built within the wood frame shown in the picture, so that we’ll be given an ‘illustration’ of how, when built, the new wall will look. Good, eh?
EXTRACT FROM THE PLANNING PERMISSION —
4. No development, other than to foundations level, shall take [place] until a 1m square sample panel of the proposed new stone work, showing the coursing of the stonework, colour, style and texture of the mortar and bond of the stonework have been provided on site for the inspection and approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority (the sample is to be retained on site until the new development is completed). The development shall thereafter be constructed in accordance with the approved details.”
15:57 Thursday 04 February 2021 – Viewed looking towards the road from an upper–floor window. The top layer of decking was removed today.
14:03 Wednesday 03 February 2021 – A single-handed start today on the task of dismantling the timber-built terrace. The anticipated start on Monday last had to be postponed.
13:42 Sunday 31 January 2021 – This morning, Greg and Steve removed the furniture from the existing timber terrace and stacked it all over to the right–hand side of the car. On Monday, 01 February 2021, work will begin to remove the timber terrace so that the building process can commence.
Currently, the Pub is closed due to the Coronavirus (COVID–19) National lockdown guidance.