Demolition done....

Having been left derelict for some time and in order to accommodate the expansion of a nearby supermarket, it was deemed necessary for this building to be demolished. We undertook the demolition work of this and an adjacent outbuilding in our normal way - to dismantle the
property by hand and salvage as much of the building material as possible.
Firstly, the slates were removed from the roof and brought into stock here at the yard. The roof timbers will also be processed here and re-used.A large quantity of stone was reclaimed from this job including walling stone which has gone on to be used for various landscaping projects and good stocks of Cotswold building stone. The building stone was hand sorted as we worked, with the majority being sold straight from site.There was a good quantity of early handmade bricks generated from the rear of the property which were an exact match to a couple of nearby jobs. These, therefore, didn't have to travel far and will be used for various repair works to boundary walls and walled gardens.
Access to this site was, on ocassions, a little tight and awkward and the British weather was unreliable as usual, but an unexpected visitor brightened up the first week. A young falcon startled the guys when it flew into the windscreen of our telehandler and stunned itself.
After being moved to safety (and a quick photo) the bird made a full recovery and soon took flight......