The Waynflete site has transformed rapidly over the last month. In May, the focus was firmly underground as we poured the concrete base slabs. Now, the development has officially gone vertical. The tower crane has been busy, and the new buildings are nearly beginning to rise above the hoardings.
The speed of the build is matching expectations. Building A has already seen its basement completed, and teams are now progressing with the ground-floor structure. You can already see the ground-floor walls for the first set of bedrooms standing in place.
Building C is moving at a similar pace. Its ground-floor walls are up, and work is underway on the first-floor concrete slab. Nearby, initial work has started on Building E to link its basement to the wider site network.
Significant milestones have also been reached at St Clement’s. The intricate underpinning work is officially complete, providing the essential stability needed for the next phase. Next week, work begins inside the buildings, and soon we’ll see the arrival of scaffolding across their frontages marking the start of a six-month window of intensive structural works. Internal fitting works for the St Clement’s bedrooms are scheduled to follow on quickly in September.
While the buildings grow upwards, crucial work continues below ground. Main services are being laid across the site, from plumbing to installing attenuation links. These large water retention systems act as a buffer, holding rainwater on site and releasing it slowly, preventing runoff from overwhelming the river.
The timeline for the interior work is also taking shape. Our contractors are expecting to begin first fix plumbing and wiring this October and as soon as the concrete shells are complete, this landmark development will begin to look the part, with the final transformative phase of adding traditional Clipsham stone scheduled to start around Christmas.