Lost Arts the people who are rebuilding the band
stand have provided us with some pictures of the
work and band stand. Above you can see the state
of the roof and dome before they started
The dome has now been restored at their
factory with all new copper
The picture above shows the wood that holds
the roof and this has given them a lot of
problems as our bandstand was built by Baker
which is rare normally they can remove the roof
to rebuild it but our design makes this
impossible
The main cast post that hold up the bandstand
have been removed and some were rotten as water
runs down the middle of them and this had
blocked so they filled with water. A mould has
been made so new one can be cast
Here is the final product the new cast post
good as new
The vents from the top of the band stand have
all been renewed and spaces have been left for
the Bats to come back in as bats were living in
the top in the past. All approved by the Bat
conservation society
The ceiling rose which has been repaired
Finally the top of the bandstand being
removed by a crane to be repaired
