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Following the awful fire of
8th November 2002 security at The Big Breakfast house was stepped up. It
has now been renamed 'The Cottage' rather than the old 'Lock Keepers
Cottages' and the late summer of 2003 has seen a remarkable transformation
as these pictures, kindly taken and submitted by Paul Freedman who
works in Bow, show...
Since June scaffolding has shot up around the house to support major roof renovations. If you remember the roof was pretty much destroyed in the fire. As you can see from the photos the new owners are giving the cottages a loft conversion with the addition of two roof windows. Security has been stepped up considerably an 8ft fence now surrounds the former Planet 24 compound. A huge pile of rubbish currently litters the back garden with the swimming pool still boarded over.
Update: March 2006. Much of the work now seems to be finished and the house is looking gorgeous. However builders have recently been replacing the upper windows nearest the canal - making them longer. We'll try and get some pics.
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Close up of the house, clearly displaying loft conversion work. |
The swimming pool still boarded and the grafitti damaged sunrise mural |
Photo from the tow path, Picket fence and part of french windows are still intact! |
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These photos are © Paul Freedman and used with permission. Many thanks to Paul for sharing these pics. |
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Above: The Sunburst lives on & cool tractor! Taken 25th Feb 2006 © Vic |
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Above picture taken March 2004. © Simon Anderson Used with permission. This new picture really shows the remarkable transformation of the house. |
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Above Picture taken March 2004 showing the roof complete. © Simon Anderson Used with permission |
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