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Images of the Building Work, 1997-98
Taken by Dr Gareth Rees.
11 August 1998
1.
View of the new rotunda, as seen from Lensfield Road.
2.
The entrance to the Shackleton Memorial Library, on the first floor.
3.
Joe Wubbold, left, and Dr John Heap, right, in the nearly completed library room, on the second floor.
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Peter Clarkson in the SCAR area of the new General Office, on the ground floor. Beyond is the doorway leading to Peter's office and the kitchen.
29 May 1998
1. A view of the library on the 2nd floor, above the main entrance.
2. Another view from the ground floor.
3. A view of the rotunda, nearing completion.
31 March 1998
The completed rotunda, with the building of walls in progress; taken from ground level, off Lensfield Road.
Other images taken on 31 March show the old library being redeveloped and the wall of the new library. Both these photographs were taken from the present library window, on the first floor.
6 March 1998
shows the full height of the rotunda.First image
Another image from across the street.
2 February 1998
Taken from the 2nd floor (Sea Ice office) these images show the first floor of the rotunda being prepared for concrete.First image.
23 January 1998
Show concrete being poured in columns for the outer walls of the ground floor.
Another image on the same day.
19 January 1998
The two images taken on 19 January 1998 show the ground floor of the rotunda, prior to concrete being poured. The corner of the 1934 Building can also be seen, with the steps down to the side entrance.- 19 January first image also shows the basement to the left. This is where the new map room will be located.
- In Another image on the same day, the man in a hole shows where the spiral staircase to the basement (under the rotunda) will be.
