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Another picture painted by Henry Payne of Welwyn 5-4-1939 Seventh Week 10-4-1939 Eighth Week Two more labourers were engaged on On Tuesday 11th April, 19 labourers and Monday and the skimmers were working seven bricklayers were employed. Work although the ground was very muddy. commenced on building the walls of the The labourers were concreting the trenches stoke hole and continuing the foundations. and laying the sewers. More bricks arrived, also sand and cement. Many more bricks arrived, also a quantity On Friday the sewer was passed as efficient of cement from Grays, Essex. When the and the work of filling in was commenced. skimming was finished one bricklayer Door frames and more window frames commenced the foundations of the central arrived. The wood came from British hall. Columbia. Three bricklayers were at work on Saturday, the filling of the sewer trench was Wednesday and more bricks, sandand completed, there were also some more gravel arrived. trenches dug for the foundations of the The skimmers were taken away and the south wing of the school. All bricklayers departure was very slow as it took an hour worked in the stokehole. (below) to remove them from the site. On Thursday all the labourers ceased work as the weather was very wet. Next day it improved so the work was resumed when the stoke hole and trenches had been pumped dry. The work on the foundations and the stoke hole was continued for the rest of the week. More bricks from Essex and metal frames from Chester arrived. 5