DOUAI ABBEY

Building the New Library 10


Jan 27
General view, showing how
clearing up has begun.
Garden layout
with path to the cemetary.
The path begins at the
covered walkway.
Boring the hole for the heat extraction process.
Another view.
The glass is installed in the north cloister.


Feb 17
There is little new to show externally:
the photo on the right shows that five holes
have now been bored to extract heat from the earth.

Feb 25
The reading room.
North cloister leading to the monastery.
Open cloister between the church and the library.
Open cloister from the church to the library.
The plant room.
The pond in the library garden.

Mar 16
The metal cladding has been put on the cloister bridge over the subway which allows access for garden equipment to the cloister garth.
View from the west showing the trench for underground heat pipes.
The reading room.
The east side.
View of the open cloister, showing the Gothic window.

Mar 24
Now that the heavy work is done, machinery is being taken away.

April 20
Landscaping is now being done, all the heavy work outside having been completed.

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