Dursley Heritage Centre

Dursley is soon to be the location of a brand new heritage centre which is being built at the time of writing (March 2004). It occupies a very central position, close to the Methodist Church and opposite the Market House and St. James Church. It actually adjoins the old Jacob's House building which is in the process of being restored.

The building will house a number of displays relating Dursley's past as well as a range of artefacts that all serve to tell a tale. It is hoped to be open mid 2004 but I will keep this page updated with progress.
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	Picture Gallery (Click on picture for larger view)

			Work begins Equipment gets moved on to the site as the foundations are dug. (February 1st 2004)

			The girders are gone The unsightly vertical girders have been removed and some of the bricks delivered. (February 15th 2004)

			Castle Street location The site is actually adjacent to Castle Street as is clearly seen here. (February 15th 2004)

			Framework goes up The building takes shape as the steel framework gets erected. (February 28th 2004)

			Central location The centre's location close to the Methodist Church and Jacob's House is clearly visible in this picture. (February 29th 2004)

			Roof timberwork in place Glorious weather has allowed good progress with some of the roof timbers now in place. (March 7th 2004)

			Looking inside The Heritage Centre is built against one wall of Lloyds TSB Bank whose side entrance is visible on the right. (March 7th 2004)

			Roof boarding begins The weather has turned for the worse but further progress is still visible on the roof. (March 13th 2004)

			Roof battens added Boarding is complete and the roof battens are in place in preparation for the slates. (March 21st 2004)

			Roof Slating begins Slates begin to be added to the roof battens giving some protection at last. (March 27th 2004)

			Progress slows Not much change over the last two months but this is due to ongoing work on the adjacent Jacob's (Weaver's) House. (May 30th 2004)

			The roof is finished Removal of the scaffolding on Jacob's House work has allowed work to restart on the heritage centre building and completion of the slate roof is an obvious sign that things have moved on. (July 18th 2004)

			The wall panels go in The pink undercoat has been applied to the support pillars and the wall panels have been installed. (August 6th 2004)

			Exterior nears completion The building is now externally structurally complete and work can begin on internal fitting out. The fine appearance of the restored Jacob's House is also clearly visible here. (August 28th 2004)

			In its true colours The final colours have been applied and only a small amount of external work on the surrounding ledge remains before internal fitting out can begin. (October 17th 2004)