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Holgate Windmill - Restoration Log
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2006  
July Scaffolding erected
  External black paint and render removed
  Bricked up windows & door opened up
August Three phase electricity supply installed
September New oak doors and windows installed
 

Most of the external renovation completed & new lime render starting to be applied

October Cap, brakewheel, iron cross and shears removed
   

2007  
April Structural repairs to first floor beams
  Removal acro prop supports for Stones floor (all 32 of them!)
May 'York Stone' floor laid on ground floor
June Restoration of ground floor machinery and ironwork (ongoing to November 2007)
September New curb ring craned in
  Scaffolding and Heras fencing removed
  Lime rendering of outer walls completed
December Ground floor window shutters installed
   

   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 
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