Project photos

The practical work is complete and the appeal continues.

Sep 11: The largest of the new bedrooms - all of them are beautiful!

Sep 11: one of the meeting rooms - large, sunny and comfortable.

Sep 11: professional quality kitchen.

June 2011: With most of the scaffolding down we can start to get an idea of the "presence" of the building in the landscape.

Topping Out ceremony with Eric Dancer, HM Lord Lieutenant of Devon and Rt Reverend Richard Hawkins on 6th May.

3rd May - The roof is nearly on, and the solar panels are being put in place.

23rd March: the building really starting to take shape as floor joists and upstairs walls go in.

1st March - Eric Dancer CBE - HM Lord Lieutenant of Devon being shown round the site by Sarah

end Feb - a forest of scaffolding

mid Feb - block walls coming up

mid Feb - block laying under way

Feb 11: The foundations are all in and the block walls are starting to go up.

Jan 11: Foundations blockwork is in and the slab gets poured this week.

Jan 10: pouring foundations

Dec 10: The Long Barn site at Christmas with Linhay behind.

Dec 10: photo shoot for the "Clean Up for the Long Barn" fundraising campaign.

Dec 10: Site meeting to assess the retained cob wall.

Dec 10: View from site foreman Terry's portacabin window.

Dec 10: view from Thomas's Lodge.

Dec 10: Carting away the old building.

Dec 10: fundraising concert in Exeter Cathedral - Exeter Voices for Christmas.

Dec 10: nearly gone.

Dec 10: demolition in progress.

Dec 10: demolition under way.

Nov 10: A sprinkling of snow as the builders move in.

Nov 10: Exmouth Shantymen at the Lowering of the Flag send-off fund-raiser for the Long Barn.

Nov 10: Exmouth Shantymen with Community and volunteers before final night concert.

Nov 10: Final Friday night prayers in the empty Long Barn.

Nov 10: workparty to empty the Long Barn contents - the bath on its way to the new Hen Runs

Nov 10: guests networking at the reception at St Paul's Cathedral.

Nov 10: Carl with the Bishop of London and the Dean of St Paul's at the fundraising reception at St Paul's Cathedral.

Nov 10: Sarah and Carl with HRH the Duke of Gloucester at fundraising reception at St Paul's Cathedral.

May 10: Walkers completing the Sheldon Dartmoor Marathon fundraising walk.

Nov 2009: The Lucy Anne Singers performing in aid of the appeal in the upstairs chapel.

Sep 09: At the summit of Ben Nevis on a sponsored climb.

Oct 2009: trial pits dug in the lawn for information for foundation design.

Nov 2008: HM Lord Lieutenant of Devon Eric Dancer congratulating Carl Lee at the appeal launch.

Nov 2008: Choristers from Exeter Cathedral Choir at the appeal launch.

Nov 2008: Community at the appeal launch with Sir Christopher Airy, Very Rev'd Richard Eyre and HM Lord Lieutenant of Devon Eric Dancer.

Jul 2008: 21st birthday liturgy

Jul 2008: participants in the 21st birthday liturgy lay symbolic stones on early design drawings.

Jul 2008 - 21 gun salute from vintage cannon to celebrate the charity's 21st birthday - avoided the temptation to fire some cannonballs at the Long Barn too soon.

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