TESCO - new site in Accrington.

[Benipete]

Originally Posted by jaysay

I was being told yesterday that this isn't going to be a Tesco but a new Train Station, it also appears that there are no Tesco signs outside this site, I got this from a friend who stopped to have a look yesterday

I rather think that they may wait till it is built before putting the signs up,

Makes sense to me.

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by Benipete

I rather think that they may wait till it is built before putting the signs up,

Makes sense to me.

It does make it easier if the walls are there to fix them to

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Take no notice of owt "Andrew" tells ya.

weren't Andrew cashy

[Atarah]

Few up to date photos of the new Tesco site, all taken from railway bridge today

[hedman2003]

Originally Posted by jaysay

I was being told yesterday that this isn't going to be a Tesco but a new Train Station, it also appears that there are no Tesco signs outside this site, I got this from a friend who stopped to have a look yesterday

there is a new station waiting room/ticket office being built but thats on the old station car park opposite what was Lars de Dars

[Galloping Hairpin]

Now I have a fabulous birds-eye view of all that is going on at this site.
I was sad to see all the hazel and baby oak trees along the edge of the site were chopped down, (weeks ago now). Not sure why this was necessary but I suppose women may feel less vulnerable walking from the station to Scaitcliffe St.

What I'd like to know is what all the machinery is there. I have worked out (I think) that a machine that sounds like a huge food processor is actually breaking up large bits of concrete into smaller bits which is then fed into another machine that chews them even smaller.......
.....But what is that huge blue 'periscope' thing?
It doesn't look like an normal crane and there is a repetitive CHUG CHUG CHUG sound...Is it this blue thing? Or a large drill? And if so why would they be drilling holes when there must be sewage pies etc there already?

[david1]

Originally Posted by Galloping Hairpin

Now I have a fabulous birds-eye view of all that is going on at this site.
I was sad to see all the hazel and baby oak trees along the edge of the site were chopped down, (weeks ago now). Not sure why this was necessary but I suppose women may feel less vulnerable walking from the station to Scaitcliffe St.

What I'd like to know is what all the machinery is there. I have worked out (I think) that a machine that sounds like a huge food processor is actually breaking up large bits of concrete into smaller bits which is then fed into another machine that chews them even smaller.......
.....But what is that huge blue 'periscope' thing?
It doesn't look like an normal crane and there is a repetitive CHUG CHUG CHUG sound...Is it this blue thing? Or a large drill? And if so why would they be drilling holes when there must be sewage pies etc there already?

There is some " stone crushers " to break up the old rubble .
The drill thing is to make holes for long R.s.j.'s to go in as upright for the building , before they are concreted into place.

[Neil]

The drill thing is probably a pile driver ( don't say anything Accyman )

[Benipete]

Originally Posted by Neil

The drill thing is probably a pile driver ( don't say anything Accyman )

It is indeed a Pile Driver,If you need to know more here it is;


Pile driver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[mani]

here u go - i took that on monday...

the big hole i assume is where the petrol tanks for the station would go

the street at the bottom is scaitcliffe st to give you some idea of direction

[Atarah]

Work seems to be progressing well.

[wadey]

Thanks Atarah

[Tealeaf]

It looks like a category 'B' prison.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

It looks like a category 'B' prison.

Nah mate theres no T.V. mast.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by cashman

Nah mate theres no T.V. mast.

Don't need a mast anymore. Its all piped in broadband to every room.