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Photo Galleries | Rock Circus Home
Photo Gallery Week 3: 30th July - 3rd August 2012
DAY 10: Marcus, Callum & base of the obelisk |
Marcus, Callum & the obelisk |
Moving the base of obelisk |
Obelisk base (Box Ground, Jurassic limestone) |
The middle block of the obelisk |
Moving the block |
Nearly in position |
Drilling the fixing holes |
DAY 11Marcus & 3 blocks for obelisk |
Lewis bolt to lift block |
Callum, Marcus & Martin - discussion |
Pyramid takes shape on top block |
Carving the top of obelisk |
Shaping the top pyramid of obelisk |
Top block of obelisk - taking shape |
DAY 12Quarry blocks arrive |
Fixings discussion |
Fixing pins in Silurian block |
Mark (Prompt Transport) & Devonian block |
Dave (Hazell Construction) moves Devonian block |
Arrival of the obelisk |
Positioning Silurian block |
Lining pins up with holes |
Silurian block in place |
Securing Silurian block |
Putting glue in fixing holes |
Lining up pins with holes |
Martin and Callum hold pins in Devonian block |
Lowering Devonian block |
Securing Devonian block |
Arrival of climbing blocks |
Moving sedimentary block |
Sedimentary climbing block |
Crystalline climbing block in place |
Two pieces of obelis |
Fossil rubbing ‘table’ arrives |
Fossil rubbing ‘table’ in place |
Marcus on the ‘table’ |
Top of obelisk |
Callum - finishing touches to obelisk |
Fixing the Carboniferous block |
Fixing the Triassic block |
Triassic sandstone block |
Making the Triassic block vertical |
All blocks fixed on site! |
DAY 13: Marcus finishing the sedimentary block |
Sedimentary climbing block |
Our first visitors |
Inspecting the sedimentary block |
Stone dust on fossil ‘table’ |
Investigating a volcanic bomb |
The sedimentary block |
Trying out stone mason skills |
DAY 14: The Fossil rubbing ‘table’ |
The fossil rubbings |