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October 2nd |
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Ton is put straight to work emptying boxes in the kitchen! |
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October 1st |
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Late at night - having just picked Ton up from the airport at the end of his holidays. The first night all three of us are in the house. |
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October 1st |
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Carl and Mark load the car and a rented van to the maximum ready for the move to Aston |
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September 29th |
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The contents of the Cottage at Princethorpe are packed ready for moving the following day |
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September 29th |
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Assembling shelving on the first floor landing |
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September 29th |
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Beginning to assemble flat-pack furniture |
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September 27th |
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Evening meal! |
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September 27th |
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The vinyl flooring being laid in the dining room |
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27th September |
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The landing carpet being cut on the drive |
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September 26th |
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That evening the big clean begins in preparation for the carpet fitters the following morning |
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September 26th |
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At long last we get the keys to the house |
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September 5th 2007 |
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The front of the house - even the security alarm has been completed! |
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June 16th 2007 |
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Not much progress - other than the house number (157) |
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May 23rd |
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The kerbstones have finally been lowered to give access to the drive. |
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May 23rd |
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Front view of the house |
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May 10th |
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The pavement is completed but the kerbstones have yet to be dropped to allow access to the drive |
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May 10th |
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The gas hob has been fitted in the kitchen. The electric oven has yet to be installed. |
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March 7th |
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At long last the electricity is being connected to the houses |
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February 22nd |
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The rear garden of the house is turfed |
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February 22nd |
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A view of the rear garden from the drive |
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February 22nd |
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Ton and Mark show Fr Mark McDonald MSC, Superior General, around the house |
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February 22nd |
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Fr Mark McDonald MSC with Mark and Ton (Carl is behind the camera!) |
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January 25th 2007 |
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The block-paved driveway is being laid. |
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January 25th 2007 |
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The block paving in front of the house is complete. |
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January 25th 2007 |
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A rear view of the drive. |
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December 23rd |
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The low wall in front of the house has been built and the ground levelled ready for landscaping |
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December 2nd |
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The interior of the sitting room |
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December 2nd
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The first floor landing |
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December 2nd
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The first floor bathroom |
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December 2nd
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The second floor landing |
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December 2nd
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The Second floor front bedroom |
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December 2nd
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The staircase |
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November 11th |
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The sewerage, water and gas pipes are laid |
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November 11th |
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Piping alongside the house |
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November 11th |
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The second floor landing is plastered |
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November 11th |
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A view from the second floor landing into the front bedroom |
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November 11th |
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The window in the second floor front bedroom |
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November 11th |
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The kitchen waiting to be plastered |
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November 11th |
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A view of Sacred Heart Church from the second floor back bedroom of our house |
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November 4th |
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The canopy over the front door and bay window has been erected |
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November 4th |
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A front view of the house with Sacred Heart Church in the background |
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November 4th |
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A close up of the balcony over the front door and bay window. |
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October 24th |
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All the windows are now fitted |
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October 24th |
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A view of the rear of the house |
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October 24th |
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Inside the kitchen |
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October 24th |
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The interior of the sitting room |
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October 24th |
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A view through the front windows into the lounge. Beyond the framed wall is the staircase and downstairs toilet. Beyond that is the dining room. |
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October 24th |
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The staircase |
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October 24th |
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The bathroom on the first floor |
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October 9th |
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Some of the windows have been fitted and the first-fix of the wiring is almost complete |
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October 9th |
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The stairs are due to be fitted this week, followed by the interior walls. |
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September 28th |
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Roofing, guttering and first fix of plumbing is complete |
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September 28th |
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The interior of the ground floor |
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September 28th |
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Plots 3 to 6 |
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September 9th |
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The roof is finally complete |
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September 9th |
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Side view of our house |
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August 31st |
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Still working on the roof! |
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August 31st |
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The rear of the house |
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August 31st |
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The whole development - the windows have been fitted to plots 1 and 2 |
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15th August |
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The wooden structure of the roof is on |
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15th August |
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The tiling of the roof on plots 1 and 2 is complete |
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15th August |
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A front vew of the house |
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July 31st |
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The roofs going up on all six houses |
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July 31st |
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The rear of the house from the garden |
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July 31st |
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Interior of downstairs, looking towards the front of the house |
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July 31st |
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Interior of downstairs, looking towards the rear of the house |
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July 31st |
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A front view of the house |
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July 23rd |
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Not a lot of progress since the last visit! |
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July 23rd |
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The lack of progress has been because the roof has been put on plots 1 and 2. |
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July 23rd |
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A front view of the house |
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July 12th |
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The house is up to the second floor |
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July 12th |
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A front view of the house |
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July 12th |
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A view of progress on plots 1 to 4 |
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July 1st |
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The first floor is complete and work begins on the joists for the second floor. |
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July 1st |
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A view of all six houses currently being built. |
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July 1st |
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A view of the rear of the house and what will be the back garden. |
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25th June |
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Ours is the left hand house, now built to half way up the first floor. |
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25th June |
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A view along the street showing plots 3, 4, 5 and 6 Ettington Road |
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June 25th |
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A view through the front door to the back of the house. The kitchen has been built (through the door at the rear). |
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June 25th |
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A view through the front window to the rear of the house. on the left at the rear is the door to the back garden. On the right is the door into the kitchen. |
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June 9th |
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Side view of the house |
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June 9th |
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The ground floor is complete |
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June 9th |
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The front of the house with the ground floor complete |
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June 9th |
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A view through the front door |
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May 23rd |
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A view of Ettington Road, Aston. Taken on 23rd May, showing plots 1 and 2 built up to the roof. |
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May 23rd |
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The foundations have been concreted and the adjoinging wall is under construction |
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May 23rd |
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When we return two weeks later we see that there hasn't been much progress because of bad weather |
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May 9th |
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The basic foundations are in. |
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May 9th |
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The first two houses (plots 1 and 2) are built up to the roof |
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