Now most of the work on the store framework has finished, work will begin on the external walls of the store and other areas such as work on the car park to the east of the store.
Above, is another photo from what will now be a regular spot, overlooking the car park area. You will also notice the work and containers at the back of the shot, which is the beginning of the work on the petrol station.
Above is a photo looking west towards the store area, with a crane lifting materials onto the roof of the retail area of the store as grass continues to grow on the rest of the regeneration area.
Yesterday, I noticed these being lifted into place onto the roof of the back of the store, so managed to get a photo of them in place today.
Above is a wide angle shot of the tramway side of the store, with a crane working away lifting roof sections into place in the background and workmen busy on a canopy section in the foreground.
Above is a quick photo of one of the guys working on the roof structure towards the back of the store. Work is also commencing out of shot on the roof of the retail (timber) part of the store.
Above is a photo of the south side of the store at lunchtime, with three workmen on the left, heading for a lunch break before continuing work later on in the day.
The photo above is from one of my regular spots when I shoot the site. I have seen lots of change from this spot and can clearly see progress on the walls of the store, this will continue until the side of the store has been completed.
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Above is a photo I have taken looking down on the site with the store clearly visible from the car park of the disused Seaton heights hotel. I took photos from the same location back in April when the work on infill in the lagoons was still progressing. To the left of the store, you will see the white streetlights going up marking where the access road will be.
Work here is really progressing on the western side of the store, with spaces for windows and doors being made in the walls that are going up.
This is a photo I took looking northerly onto the area where the car park will be, work is well underway on it, and soon from the same view, you will see the petrol station going up in the background, which will be to the back of the car park and south of the access road linking the car park, store and petrol station.
Above is another view of the store, looking at the southern side, with building materials in the foreground where the pedestrian space and link to the store will be.
Above is a view next to the youth centre with the store in the background, a view that will not be there in a month or so when the youth centre is demolished.
Here is a photo of the back of the store, which is having wooden panels added to it, to fit in with being an eco store and also to make it look a bit more attractive. This will continue along the west side of the store when the walls are up.
Above is another view of the eastern side of the store, looking towards a canopy section, with the main store entrance located on this corner of the building.
Above is a quick photo looking up at the roof of the store with temporary scaffold rails erected to protect the workmen who will be working on the roof over the next few weeks.
Here is a view on a friday afternoon when only a couple of workmen were still on the store site of the western side of the store adjacent to the tramway, the cherry pickers all lined up ready for more work on saturday and after bank holiday monday.
A clearer view above looking into the store retail area, which is filled with the blue pods, containing different materials etc that will be used in the store.
Above is a view from Harbour road, looking towards the site delivery gate, with work on the store and the car park in the background.
Here is a view looking northwards across the car park area, which is currently being rolled out, ready for a tarmac layer to go down.
Above is another view onto the site, looking at work progressing on the access road (to the right between the white poles) and the car park on the left hand side.
Above is a view of the east side of the store, showing the different shapes and heights of that side.
Here is one of the entrances in the roof to one of the numerous units that will stick out of the roof structure when the store is complete.
Here is a view of the south side of the store, with the crane in the background being folded up and lowered for the day.
This photo above is a view looking north at the eastern side of the store where you can see in a bit more detail, the work on the roof and also the temporary stairs on the right, giving the workmen access to the roof at the back of the store.
Above is a fairly normal wide angle shot looking at the side of the store with the crane in the background and people working on the side walls, with the pods in the store area waiting to be opened like large presents in their wrapping paper!
Above is a view looking north through the store area, where if you look closely at the back, you can see a room with a door and light above it, which probably arrived on site in one of the blue containers. A lot of parts for the store will arrive on site like this in pre built state to save time for workmen to assemble.
The rear area is also darker as work is progressing on the roof of that area.
Above is a view taken next to the tramway with the overhead cables heading in a diagonal similar to the framework of the store on the left hand side.
Here is a view through the fence posts into the rear area of the store, where lots of building materials are being stored ready for use.
This photo above was taken beside the tramway station, where you can see the southern side of the store, with a canopy constructed on the front in the area where cashpoints etc will be located. The main entrance to the store will be on the opposite side.
Another photo of the rear of the store from next to the tramway car park, with the tramway running through the middle of the photo. The cladding has been put up and the large fence posts have been put up around the back of the store service yard in order to screen it off from the outside.
Above is a photo of the sign to the youth centre, which will soon be a memory as it is due to be demolished in the next month or so to make way for a pedestrian link from the store to the Underfleet and town centre.
The photo above was taken directly opposite the Harbour road junction where the Tesco access road will start. You can make out in the photo above the fence the lamp posts marking either side of the road, which is currently being built on the other side of the fence.
The photo above shows already how visible the store is from Harbour road, even with the Tesco fence up obscuring some of the view until work is completed in November.
The photo above shows a canopy section being added onto the side of the store, with a crane (out of shot) lowering pieces of timber framework into position. The same has been done to the southern side of the store.
The road that will provide vehicular access to the store is beginning to take shape now, with curbs being put into place and also posts installed on either side of where the road will be, for street lighting. The store car park will be in the area to the left of the road.
Above is a photo looking north across the site, in the area where the car park will be. Also in the background to the left, you can see excavators working in the area where the petrol station will be.
This is a panoramic image that I took with one of my compact cameras of the southern side of the store, with much of the current emphasis of work on the eastern side, with the car park and road work.
Here you can see one of the workmen in a cherry picker machine checking the framework on the roof of the store.
The above photo is looking at the area where the delivery vehicles and vans will be based when the store is up an running, it will also be screened of with the fence, to try and prevent noise to the surrounding area.
Here are two guys working on the fence that will screen the back of the store off from the underfleet car park area.
One of the mini dozers above is pushing sand about the site in the area where the fuel station will be, with construction on that surely beginning soon.
This is a wide angle photo looking directly at the south elevation of the store, where the pedestrian area and link to the store from the Underfleet will be.
The left pavement running alongside the site on Harbour road has been closed, to allow for the access road and drainage etc. to be constructed. This area in front of me is the area where the junction with Harbour road will be.
Building materials that will be used as part of the store construction.
This photo is a view of the store looking down onto the town from the cliff above Seaton Hole. The structure is clear to see from here, with the rest of the regeneration area situated in the background.
In the photo above, you can see the posts for the fence that will be erected to the rear of the store site, which will hide the view of lorries etc working at the back of the store and will also reduce the sound impact from the rear of the store.
One of the many abstract photos of the framework that I have taken in the photo above, making use of all the lines and shapes in the structure before it is covered up with walls and a roof over the next month.
This photo above is a view of the southern side of the store, where the entrance will be. (the entrance block is yet to be built though)
The photo above was taken looking onto the store site, the day after I took the photo below. Again you can see the walls going up on the far side on the back of the store, with the area to the right of me being the next area to be worked on.
Another photo that was taken from the cliff, this though is just zoomed in on the store, where you can clearly see the work on the walls at the back of the store has progressed. The area where all of the machines are in the foreground is where the car park will be.
This is a photo taken of the north eastern corner of the site, where the grass is growing well. The area will stay with grass on it until a developer builds houses on this part of the site.
Above is a slightly abstract photo looking at the framework of the south side of the store.
This photo above was taken looking down on the site from the clifftop. You can clearly see the store in the photo, and off to the right of that, work is beginning on the petrol station, with the car park to the left of that. The area south of the site in this photo is where the residential area will eventually be. So grass is growing there for the time being.
Another cross section type photo here, of the back of the store which is now being given walls on the far side of the store. The framework off of the right of this photo which forms the south side of the store has been completed, with the entrance area the only thing left to add to the store externally.
The photo above was taken of one of the supports in-between the wooden framework for the store.
