DOUAI ABBEY

Development of the Former School Buildings


On January 17 2005 the contract was completed, selling the lease of the
former school buildings to Bewley Homes, who are going to develope the site for homes.
The picture shows Fr Abbot and Fr Peter Bowe, the bursar with the directors of
Bewley Homes plc at the signing of the contract.

To visit a model of the development.

signing
The first work to be done was the widening and realigning of the road to give safer access to the site entrance.
This entailed using land at the north end of the park, removing trees and demolishing the tennis pavilion.
A view of the park entrance just before work commenced,
the tennis pavilion is on the left.
before
Work in progress showing the demolished tennis pavilion and the trees removed.
before

before
Another view taken on December 27 showing the park gates still in place.
before
By the middle of January they had been demolished.
A view looking up Cods Hill on December 27
towards the road junction before work began
before
before
A similar view on January 22.
A view from Woolhampton Hill, showing an angle which was not visible before.
before

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