Photos taken early to mid October 2011

This month will see a lot of finishing off happening around the store, such as landscaping, paving and finishing the access road. Work will also continue inside the store before it opens towards the end of next month. As always, I will be photographing everything I see from outside the site perimeter.

Above are two photos taken on my phone looking over the fence at the area next to the Underfleet, where paving is continuing at a quick pace, It should all be complete by this time next week.

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Above is a view of the south side of the store looking from the tramway station. Just beyond the glass on this side of the store will be the area for the checkouts, with the Costa Coffee outlet in the south west corner of the store. In the foreground blue things have been placed in the ground presumably ready to hold trees and bushes.

Above is a view of the porch area where the public will walk through to the main entrance. The south side of the porch area has been fitted with window frames to allow more light through into this part of the store.

Looking at the practically complete western side of the store at the rear, where the fence is up and the sand banks have been covered up with soil, which will hopefully be planted up with plants etc soon.

Above is a view from the cliff above Seaton hole looking down on the town and the store with it's roof clearly visible.

I noticed this while I was walking along Harbour road. It looks like there will be a zebra crossing to allow pedestrians to cross the road close to the store. Further along on both sides of the road, there are markings on the pavements for bus shelters to be installed.

Another one of the regular views above looking at the south east corner of the store. Work is progressing on the landscape on the other side of the pathway, with window frames installed in the entrance porch area.

This is one of my regular spots since '08 looking at what now is the south of the store. You can see the landscaped area behind the wire fence which replaces the rather ugly looking wall that used to stand there.

Above is a wide angle view of the road junction of the access road and Harbour road, which is being leveled out smoothly before tarmac goes down on it. 

Another view in this area, but looking along the area towards the main store entrance, most of the paving the the area closest to the store has now been laid.

Looking through the gate with my shadow visible in the middle, is a photo of some of the paving slabs on a pallet waiting to be laid.

The photo above is looking towards the toilet block, which has been closed from the 10th October for a week, to enable landscaping work to progress around it. Paving work has also begun on the right hand side of the photo.

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Here is a view looking from east to west across the site towards the main entrance to the store. The area in the foreground used to be where the infill lagoons were but is now growing with grass until it is developed for further use.

Above is a view of the south eastern corner of the store, where work is beginning on the porch area of the store. The main entrance will be slightly to the left of the glass you can see with the curved customer service desk sitting behind the glass area you see in this photo.

Here is a quick view of the rear of the store with most exterior work complete. Looking at the fence posts, you can judge for yourself how high the screening fence will be.

Above is a view of the west side of the store, where 2 panels await fitting into the gaps below the window frames to the right of the photo.

Above some workmen are working on the walls that back onto the service yard of the store, this area will be screened off from public view within the next few weeks.

Here is a glimpse into the side of the store where you can see some of the freezer cabinets sitting empty. Most of the main work inside the store is now complete, so shelves, cabinets etc will be moved into the store.

Above is the new temporary vehicle entrance to the site for works and delivery vehicles as work progresses on the road area behind it.

Here is a view on a Saturday afternoon, when most guys on site finish at 1pm. This is where the public 'realm' area will meet the underfleet.

This photo above was taken at the north west corner of the fence to the back of the store. They have left one of the tree stumps of the trees that used to line the tramway side of the site before work began at the start of this year.

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Below are a couple of links to some interactive 360 degree photos I have taken using my phone.

http://360.io/ScHg53

http://360.io/P9uwEk

http://360.io/gLPtQW

http://360.io/CAtJQX

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Above is a view looking from Harbour road directly down the new access road, towards the new roundabout at the other end.

When looking towards the car park area, I noticed these lights had been added to the poles, differing in style to the lights above the access road.

Here is a view looking north east across the site from Harbour road, where the hoardings have been removed on this side so that work to complete the road junction can continue.

Another photo above looking into the former youth centre area, where square areas are appearing lined with curbing where trees will be planted and then be surrounded with paving.

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Above is one of the regular photos looking through the gate onto the former youth centre site, which is transforming quickly. This area will probably be fully paved within the next couple of weeks.

A view of the tramway side of the store where work is continuing on the bank. You can also see that a fence has been installed along the side here, which goes right around the back as well.

Workmen were working just the other side of the wall, in the shade from the sun, hanging their tops over the edge of the window frames.

A view into the south of the store, where you can see some of the internal aisles are starting to appear at the back side of the store.

A stack of paving slabs that have been cut up ready to use elsewhere.

One of the usual spots looking directly at the south side of the store as work continues on the public space area in front of the store.

A view across the site to the partially covered tesco sign backing on the south east corner of the store.

The photo above is a view looking directly at the new road where it meets Harbour road, a lot easier to see now that the fence has been taken down here.

Work was underway here in between the car park and the road to install some pipes, possibly for electricity to power lights etc.

This is a view looking from Harbour road at the new access road which is slowly edging it's way towards the new junction. You can see the sign for the roundabout that you can just make out the curbing for at the other end of the road.

Early August 2011 Photos, Completing the Store Framework

In this post, I will be posting photos of the continued progress of the framework of the store as this stage enters the final couple of weeks. (click on each image, to see a larger version)

This is a view looking in a north easterly direction from next to the tramway station, with most of this side of the store framework in view. On the far right is where the south facade of the store will be, fronting the pedestrian area. The store car park will be on the other side of the store framework, which is currently being extended in that direction, but will be finished within the next week or so, ready for the other building work on the store to begin.

Above is one of the close up photos I took of the wooded section of the framework, as sometimes it is good to see the finer details as opposed to wide views of the frame.

This photo above is an over the fence view of the rear area of the store where the goods yard and delivery area for Arctic lorries and home delivery vans will be. The area beyond the metalwork in this photo will be the car park with the new access road the the development further beyond that.

Another view of the store and the foundations in the photo above, with this area being the main retail space, which is bigger than it looks in this due to the camera lens compressing the photo into one space when looking straight through from one side to the other.

This photo above is looking at one of the tramway posts alongside the west side of the Tesco frame, I have photos of this post when it was surrounded by old fence, overgrown trees and barbed wire, so even at this stage, I could make so many photo comparisons that I have done all around the site at different stages, but that will all come towards the end of the project!

Above is a close up abstract shot of some of the metal and woodwork that makes the frame for the roof of the store.

This photo was taken from the same position as the photo below,  just the difference being the photo was taken with my DSLR the day after.

The photo above was taken on my iphone looking from west to east across the store framework after people had finished working on the site for the day, on the left there is the part of the store which will only be accessed by the staff for things such as store room, deliveries etc, and underneath the wooden section on the right will be the main retail area of the store with the main entrance being way off to the far right of the image. You can also see the concrete foundation on which the store is built on and what the shop floor will eventually be built upon.

The photo above was taken on my phone, Originally made of 5 photos, they were stitched together in one of the apps I have, to create this panoramic photo of the west side of the store, alongside the tramway. (click on the image to get a bigger size)

Above is another iphone photo looking up at the framework of the western side of the store. At the top of the photo is a canopy which slightly overhangs from the main building.

The photo above was taken looking up at the roof section of the framework using my phone camera, the sun was setting behind me, therefore light was cast onto this side of the frame.

The photo above was taken looking east, showing two workmen on cherry pickers fixing a beam into place while the crane holds it in place.

Above I wanted a slightly different type of image, where I looked at the side of the framework from the back and included both sections of it, as well as the canopy section on the western side of the store that sticks out a bit.

This photo was taken from the south of the frame as workmen on cherry pickers are fixing another beam into place in the framework as the crane lowers it into place.

Above is a view from the tramway station (right behind me) of the store with the guy on the cherry picker on the right of the photo working on what will be the south western corner of the store frame.

Above is a view of the western side of the store, with workmen working on the last few beams on this side of it before progressing further to the east.

Above is another view of the south of the site with the store framework in the background.

This is a wide angle view from the south of the site looking northwards towards the frame of the store. On the far left you can see some new beams being put into place, with the furthest left forming the south western corner of the store. In a couple of weeks, the whole store framework will be complete, allowing further building work/electrics etc to begin.