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The main contract for the Spike's refurbishment is now complete and the community have a Community and Heritage Centre to be proud of. From start to finish the project took almost six years and here we present some of the photographs that were taken around the completion period in July 2008. |
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| One of the biggest changes to the Spike that affected its appearance both inside and out were the replacement lantern lights. We had these five large structures manufactured to reflect the dimensions of the originals. These however were made from epoxy powder coated aluminium rather than the timber structures that were originally on the building. | ||||||
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| The large entrance
gate has been returned and an appropriate gate light hung over |
The outside waiting room (LHS) was refurbished using almost total volunteer labour |
The Entrance door to the east wing has been repaired |
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| The east wing
corridor was thoroughly cleaned but its history remains in the unpainted
walls
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The cells are
pretty much as we found them however they have been decorated in there
original Edwardian colour scheme
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The original cell
doors were also retained unaltered
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| Stone-breaking
grills preserved and protected by a new corrugated steel canopy
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This was full of weeds the size of small trees when we took the building on | West wing community centre corridor, decorated and carpeted and regularly booked | ||||
