http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/ The Fall & Rise of County Garages Site 9th September 2011, before work commenced. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251689 137251689 The canopy was the first to go, also 9th September 2012.. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251690 137251690 This won't take long. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251691 137251691 All gone. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251692 137251692 Now for the showrooms. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251693 137251693 Half of it's gone already. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251694 137251694 Continuing to demolish the showrooms. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251695 137251695 We haven't seen that view before. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251696 137251696 The car showroom has gone now. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251697 137251697 Now for the last bit. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251698 137251698 County Garages is now a heap of rubble. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251699 137251699 Let's start on the factory now. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251700 137251700 This shouldn't take long either. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251701 137251701 Half gone. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251702 137251702 Off with the roof. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251703 137251703 Almost finished. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251704 137251704 Everything now demolished. Numbers 3 & 4 The Green to follow. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251705 137251705 A new piece of machinery delivered....... http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251706 137251706 .......to crush all the stonework for hardcore. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137251688 137251688 Footings dug and concrete poured for the two new houses on the corner of Bradford Road & Old Croft Lane. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137353146 137353146 The five exposed petrol tanks. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137889491 137889491 That's the first tank out. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137889492 137889492 The first three new houses are well underway. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=137889490 137889490 A 7ft fence is being erected, to block our view maybe? http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=138647108 138647108 Can't see much now unless you go to the end of the fence. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=138764379 138764379 Numbers 3 & 4 The Green coming down now. Note the £6000 fence after having a coat of paint. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=139081526 139081526 Numbers 3 & 4 The Green are no more. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=139492485 139492485 Brickwork well under way on the first three houses. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=140178298 140178298 Roof structure in progress. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=141928107 141928107 Roof tiles being fitted. The developers say they hope to have a show home open in January 2012. They say the homes will be marketed by a local estate agent. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=141928108 141928108 The Show Home is due to open for viewing on Jan 14th. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=145525332 145525332 The adjacent garages are to be used as a temporary Sales Office. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=145525333 145525333 The finished showhome ready for viewing on 14th January all being well. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=146723307 146723307 Plots No's 1 & 2 now for sale. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148923772 148923772 House on corner of Bradford Road & Old Croft Lane. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148923773 148923773 The remaining houses in progress on Bradford Road ready to be completed internally. The house next to the temporary sales office yet to be built. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=148923771 148923771 The fencing partly removed yesterday, 26 March, to enable the frontages of homes 5, 6 & 7 to be completed. Presently four of the homes are sold, Nos 1, 3, 7 & 14.. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=152340640 152340640 All fencing on Bradford Road now removed. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=153068848 153068848 Isn't the view much better than the earlier photographs? Shame about the state of the road! http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=153068849 153068849 Hopefully some of the homes will be occupied shortly. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=153068850 153068850 Two or three of the new homes on Bradford Road are now occupied. This picture shows the roof timbers being hoisted into position for the four houses built facing The Green. Just two more facing The Green to be built. If the current fine weather continues that shouldn't take long. According to the developer's web site there are only three of the fourteen homes left to be sold or reserved. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=161169280 161169280 The roof timbers were delivered yesterday and houses No 9, 10, 11 & 12 all have the roof timbers in place today. The final two houses, 13 & 14, have had the footings built and the floor slab has been laid. It won't take long before they are built. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=161260327 161260327 House No 4, next to the show home, has also been built to completion over the last couple of months. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=161260328 161260328 Roofs felted and ready for the roof tiles. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=162284424 162284424 The first four completed homes facing The Green. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=168425264 168425264 The last two homes facing The Green still behind the screen and piles of building materials. According to the developer's website all fourteen homes are now either sold or reserved.. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=168425265 168425265 All building work completed just before Christmas and all homes now occupied. One of the last things to be done was the resurfacing of the access road to the new homes facing The Green. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=172851344 172851344 Work commenced September 2011, completed December 2012. A welcome improvement to this part of Castle Bromwich. http://www.castlebromwich.net/apps/photos/photo?photoID=172851345 172851345