DOUAI ABBEY

Monastery Building Development 3


June 29
Today the contractors began laying the foundations.
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foundation
The digging of the foundations.
     
The concrete is poured in.
July 2
The first foundation for the wall of the guest refectory.

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July 10
The digger at rest on Sunday.
DIGGER
August 7
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frame
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The frame for the guest refectory has been erected.
This photo shows the relationship between the guest refectory and the monastery: in the foreground can be seen the beginnings of the wall which will divide the monastery from the new housing development.
This view shows the relationship between the existing monastery on the left, the new garages in the centre and the roof of the underground carpark on the left foreground.
cloidter
The picture above shows the foundations laid for the continuation of the cloister from the Abbey Church to the new buildings.
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