Construction Diary

High Row
 
High Row
 
High Row
  
High Row
  

7 December 2006
High Row

  
 

French Market
  
French Market
  

6 December 2006
French Market

  
 

View from Clock Tower
  
View from Clock Tower
 
View from Clock Tower
  

21 November 2006
Views from the Clock Tower

  
 

Blackwellgate
   

16 November 2006
Blackwellgate

New bench.
 

High Row
 

16 November 2006
High Row

Laying the roadway at the foot of the High Row steps.
 

High Row
 

16 November 2006
High Row (North)

Paving at north end of High Row and Prebend Row.
   

West Row
 

16 November 2006
High Row (opposite clock tower)

Water feature under construction.
 

Northgate
 

16 November 2006
Northgate

Paving complete.
 

Blackwellgate
 

31 August 2006
Blackwellgate

Paving is almost complete on the south section.  Works outside Boyes are awaiting final gas main diversion.
 

Blackwellgate
 

31 August 2006
Blackwellgate

Works are ongoing in the life pulse sculpture area.  New bus stop has been installed and electrical supply connected.
 

High Row
 

31 August 2006
High Row

Step foundations have been completed along with two planter foundations.  Paving works are ongoing on High Row
Works have started on the water feature.
 

Northgate
 

31 August 2006
Northgate

Works are nearing completion on the road pavement.  Rising bollard foundations have been installed.
 

Tubwell Row
 

31 August 2006
Tubwell Row

Loading bay on the south side has been substantially complete and is available for use.
 

Bondgate
 

06 July 2006
Bondgate

Paving is near to completion on Bondgate with the installation of new cycle racks underway.
 

High Row
 

06 July 2006
High Row

Foundations for the first of the steps and 2 of the planters on High Row have been completed.  Paving has recommenced in this area.
 

Tubwell Row
 

06 July 2006
Tubwell Row

Phase 1 of Tubwell Row has been completed with the installation of a new bus lay-by.
 

Tubwell Row
 

06 July 2006
Tubwell Row

Phase 2 of Tubwell Row has commenced with the excavating of the new old road.
 

Northgate
 

06 July 2006
Northgate

Work has commenced on lower Northgate with the laying of the new kerb and channel line.  The area from Crown Street to Prospect Place is to be closed to traffic on the 10th July for up to 3 months to enable work to be completed more quickly.
 

Blackwellgate
 

06 July 2006
Blackwellgate

Paving has commenced on the South side of Blackwellgate.
 

Northgate
 

13 June 2006
Northgate

The first phase in Northgate has been completed.  The second phase lower down in Northgate is just commencing.
 

Prebend Row
 

13 June 2006
Prebend Row

Work is commencing on Prebend Row for the construction of the new paving.
 

Bondgate
 

13 June 2006
Bondgate

Work is nearing completion on the north footpath on Bondgate.
 

High Row
 

13 June 2006
High Row

The first steps are laid on High Row, in between the planters.
 

Blackwellgate
 

13 June 2006
Blackwellgate

The North side of Blackwellgate has now been planed and the drainage is being installed.
 

Foundations for planters
 

07 June 2006
High Row

Foundations are laid for the granite planters on High Row.
 

Bondgate
 

07 June 2006
Bondgate

Bondgate has been unveiled.
 

11111
 

19 May 2006
Blackwellgate

Paving around the bollards on Blackwellgate is underway.

22222
 

19 May 2006
Prebend Row & High Row

The gas main has now been completed and the trenches have been filled in, ready for new paving.

44444
 

19 May 2006
Northgate

Work has commenced on Northgate.

Blackwellgate
 

17 March 2006
Blackwellgate

The middle section of Blackwellgate has been completed and is now open to pedestrians.
   

Blackwellgate
 

17 March 2006
Blackwellgate

The paving in front of Binns is well underway.
   

Bondgate
 

17 March 2006
Bondgate

Phase 1 of Bondgate is open to pedestrians and is very near to completion.
   

Bondgate
 

17 March 2006
Bondgate

Paving has commenced in front of the shop in Bondgate. Part of the paving of Phase 2 has been completed.
   

High Row
 

17 March 2006
High Row

Phase 1 of the gas diversion has started in High Row.
   

High Row
 

17 March 2006
High Row

The area between Hallmark and Toni & Guy which has not been affected by the gas diversion has been opened to pedestrians.
   

High Row
 

17 March 2006
High Row

The gas main diversion works are preventing the work area from being completed.
   

Prebend Row
 

17 March 2006
Prebend Row


This area is awaiting the gas diversion to be carried out.
   

Blackwellgate
 

23 February 2006
Blackwellgate

The paving has now been completed on the first section of Blackwellgate,  extending from the Newcastle Building Society to Goldsmiths.
   

Blackwellgate
 

23 February 2006
Blackwellgate

The second area on Blackwellgate is well underway.  The main area has been constructed with works about to commence outside of Binns.
   

Bondgate
 

23 February 2006
Bondgate

Phase 2 of Bondgate has started. The drainage has been installed and the concrete foundation to the road has been cast.  Paving is due to commence imminently.
   

Bondgate
 

23 February 2006
Bondgate


   

High Row
 

23 February 2006
High Row

Works are continuing to the footpath area between Hallmark and Toni & Guy.  Gas main diversion works are preventing the work area from being completed.
   

High Row
 

23 February 2006
High Row


   

Prebend Row
 

23 February 2006
Prebend Row

Drainage works are now underway in this area; again the gas diversion is preventing the work area progressing.
   

Prebend Row
 

23 February 2006
Prebend Row


   

Bondgate
 

30 January 2006
Bondgate

The drainage works have been re-designed in Bondgate to overcome a conflict in location with an existing Gas main.  With this issue resolved the paving in the first area is nearing completion.  We will be opening this area to pedestrians at the beginning of February.

High Row
 

30 January 2006
High Row (South)

Northumbrian Water have installed the pipework and connections will be made during at the beginning of February.  Works are progressing on High Row with the paving commencing on the higher level.
   

Prebend Row
 

30 January 2006
Prebend Row

The area has been planed to remove the asphalt and a larger planer removed the existing concrete foundation.  Drainage works are then due to commence followed by electrical ducting.

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22 Dec 2005
Blackwellgate

Existing roadway has been removed along with general site clearance.  Drainage has been installed and the Manhole Connection was completed on 1st Dec by NWL’s contractor.  The first section of concrete foundation has been cast.  Kerb laying has commenced.

   

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22 Dec 2005
Bondgate

Existing roadway and concrete slab foundation has been removed.  Drainage has been installed and connected.  The foundation has been concreted overlaying existing concrete in places.  108m² of paving has been laid and grouted on Bondgate.

   

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22 Dec 2005
High Row

Northumbrian Water has installed the pipework and connections will be made after Christmas.  The temporary crossover ramp has been constructed in preparation for the works in the New Year.
 

Please note that the date next to each image refers to the date that the information was added and is not necessarily the date that the photograph was taken.