Demolition begins at lifeboat station site

Demolition begins at the Masonic Hall in Portishead

Tracey Fowler , Reporter Thursday, April 17, 2014 2:00 PM

THOUSANDS of bricks from an old Portishead building will be recycled to provide a new beach wall.

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Demolition of the former Masonic Hall in Pier Road is well under way in preparation for the building of a new lifeboat station.

Contractor Andrew Scott has already completed internal demolition work and has started the bigger job of demolishing the main structure. About 3,000 bricks will be recycled on site to form a new wall access to the Royal beach.

Gavin Evans, project manager, said: We are very much aware of our neighbours and are intent on causing as little impact as possible on the local community during the work.

We now look forward to the challenge of constructing an excellent facility for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) here in Portishead.

The RNLI is building the new lifeboat station ahead of a formal adoption of The Portishead Lifeboat Trust. The charitys trustees agreed the adoption on the condition that a new home fit for purpose was in place for the lifeboat.

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