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9th May: the day comes for moving the panel into its final postion - wheel the panel backwards, then remove the wheels, channelling and framework, and lower to the floor...sounds simple, doesn't it?
The panel is shown having been wheeled back towards the rear wall, ensuring we've enough space in the future for easy maintenance, tooling, etc.
The wheels being removed, as the dismantling of the framework begins.
Before long, the front girder of the framework is dragged outside, ready for its next use.
As part of the lowering process, some rodding is now fed under the front of the panel by John Hill.
With rodding in position, the trickier task comes of removing the rear girder through the double doors at a tight angle...
...which is quickly achieved, thanks to the number of GWS and SPS volunteers in attendance. I wonder what's behind the panel that they're all captivated by?
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As more space becomes available at the front of the panel, Peter Woodbridge continues with the unenviable task of cleaning the panel's front and rear metal covers.
The odd surprise while cleaning: behind one of the rear covers, just discernible in the dust, is the downbeat message 'We're not going anywhere'; the same certainly can't be said of SPS!
Not content with the panel covers, Peter starts cleaning away the years of dirt from the back desk, a longer-term restoration project.
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