In the Beginning
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A. Empty Building 1
In the beginning this was Unit B Centenary Works before work began enlarge
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B. Empty Building 3
In the beginning this was Unit B Centenary Works before work began enlarge
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C. Empty Building 2
In the beginning this was Unit B Centenary Works before work began enlarge
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D. The Outside
In the beginning this was Unit B Centenary Works before work began enlarge
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E. A lot of Wood
We knew it was all going to happen when the first shipment of wood arrived. It was alot of 'oh my god!' enlarge
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F. Cutting the Ply
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G. Early Days
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H. Following the Plans
There was actually a plan to follow...really!! enlarge
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I. Late Night
Late night sessions were de facto when building the wall enlarge
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J. Taking Shape
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K. Steel Work
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L. Original Ply
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L2. The Paint Goes On
The long job of actually painting the structures enlarge
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M. Original walls
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N. Slab
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O. T-Nuts!!!!
Thousands & thousands of t-nuts went into the plywood here to create the basic structure for placing holds. enlarge
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Original Volumes
The Works isn't all vertical, flat walls. We like using volumes of all shapes and sizes in here with triangles being a... enlarge
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P. Campus Board
The Campus Board in progress enlarge
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Q. Campus Board
The original campus board structure enlarge
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R. Campus Board 2
The Campus board has now changed slightly but it's still the biggest in the world enlarge
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T. Competition Wall 1
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U. Competition Wall 2
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U. The Office
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V.Kids Boulders
Unlike many other walls we were intent on making an enjoyable area for kids to have fun on and get their first taste of... enlarge
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Volumes
Some of the volumes built by Percy and the boys enlarge
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Wall Paintings
One of the things that was always important to us was the use of colour to make The Climbing Works a bright and... enlarge
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Wall Shapes
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Wall Shapes
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X. Early November 06
By the start of November 2006 the wall was starting to look like somewhere to climb and not just a building site enlarge
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X. The Shop
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Z. Percy Testing
