A Wednesday update:

Bob, Keith and John O put in a special day today, to accelerate the corbelling. Here is Bob's report for the day:

The weather was hot and I had a job keeping up with the pointing before the mortar dried.  John O and Keith joined me and we managed to lay the final corbel on the 180m section so this is now ready for backing up and slurrying.  All being well we should be able to sign this off next Monday.  The 190m section is now ready for corbelling and I hope to get the first course on Saturday.  

 

Bob with the last brick

I enclose some photos.  You will see that Keith has been promoted to bricklayer third class as he infilled the 190m section to allow me to put the final row of headers on.  He has a happy face and seems pleased about his promotion.

What a wall...

The one  photo shows me laying the last corbel on the 180m section and shows the extent of the platform built to date.  The other photo sees the final brick going on that section.  The next pictures show John O and Keith completing the infill to the 190m section...

 

Brick layer, third class

Another section nicely infilled

...and the last one shows building services taking filled sandbags down to the end of Platform 1 in readiness for the Wartime in the Cotswolds weekend. 

 

Sandbags on the move for the war.

It was a race day today but, apart from locking us in, it did not interfere with progress.  

Back on Monday for further corbelling, and planting  the second running in board post.