Looking back…….Keavan’s Port
With the project and 2020 coming to an end, it felt like a good time to take a look back at the early days of the construction.
The existing buildings on the site had varying degrees of dilapidation. This early shot frames a piece of an original Georgian staircase balustrade set against the wall paper to give a sense of its former life. The tape covering a hole in the wall gives away the unfortunate reality.
Parts of the existing terrace of Georgian houses had suffered from severe dilapidation and neglect., this image captured the worst of the effects on one of the staircases. All of the original staircases have since been reconstructed/restored.
Demolition work to the rear of the site revealed an original arched coaching entrance.
‘The chapel in the air’ This extraordinary view was captured whilst excavation was taking place.
‘Last man standing’ With excavation complete the chapel stood alone watching over the site.
‘Reclaiming the ground’ with the foundations in place the superstructure began, at this stage the site read as a landscape of reinforcement bars.
Scaffolding filled both the inside and the main courtyard, creating a dynamic and enhanced perspective to this view from the atrium