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Previously

Belmont early in the 20th century

 
Belmont early in the 20th century
  
Belmont, unknown date but before storms in the early 1990's damaged the roof
2003
The pediment in 2003
  
Work party taking a well earned break
  
Gate pillar
 
Salvaged, stacked and catalogued timber from the house
  
The staircase with original pink paint
  
Original ironmongery

 
George Jamieson and John Scott (Trustees) with Limma Groves-Raines (Architect)
  
Nicholas Groves-Raines (Architect)
 
Belmont in the summer of 2003
2004
Daffodils still line the old paths
  
Work on repairing dykes continues
  
Volunteers clearing out debris from the house
 
A ruinous feature in the west garden
  
Volunteers removing debris
  
The north side of Belmont in evening summer light
The west side of Belmont
  
A section of dyke repaired by our volunteers
  
A former gateway remains in the designed landscape
2005
The pediment before restoration
  
Belmont in pink!
  
Peter Elliot, our engineer sampling original harling surviving behind the Victorian extension
 
The Victorian extension demolished
  
The west pavilion and garden from the scaffolding
  
Nicholas Groves Raines, Frank Brown and Charlie Clark inspecting the west chimney
 
Bruce Clubb building up a doorway into the Victorian extension
  
The original walling exposed, notice the whole oyster shells used in the lime mortar
  
West Pediment roof before restoration
 
Roof timbers replaced, note the use of wooden pegs
  
Roofing work
  
Reslating
 
The pediment niche repointed
  
Salvaged slates ready for cleaning and reuse
  
Stonemasons tools
 
The front doorpiece ready for new stonework insert   Nicolas Groves Raines and Frank Brown back on the chimney after restoration   Floor joists with new ends spliced to the original
 
The north face of the roof reslated
  
Pediment stonework repairs
  
The designed landscape running to the sea
 
Doorpiece cornice repair
  
Belmont farm, symetrically arranged to the north of Belmont House
  
Work progresses after the Victorian extension has been removed
 
A massive lead lined watertank found in the Victorian extension roof
   Belmont looked good in pink during 2005  
Frank Brown inspecting the reroofing work
2006
The north elevation revealed
  
Phase 1 nearing completion
  
The south facade looking good
 
The west pavilion nearing completion
  
Trustees John Scott and George Jamieson
 
Trustees John Scott, George Jamieson, Wendy Scott and Mike Finnie
 
Trustees George Jamieson, John Scott and Wendy Scott
  
Belmont from the north on a spring evening
  
Victorian septic tank exposed during site works
The south front at the end of phase 1 works
  
The south front at the end of phase 1 works
  
The south front and west pavilion at the end of phase 1 works
22 June 2006 - open day
The boys from Uyeasound Primary School visited Belmont
  
The boys from Uyeasound Primary School enjoying the sun and shelter at Belmont
  
Belmont from the ferry to Unst
 
Shetland Development Trustees visiting Belmont
  
Shetland Development Trustees visiting Belmont
  
Angus Fraser and Neil Grant
July 2006
Zacharys porch reerected in Bressay
        
February 2007
Belmont from the sea  
The main house harled
  
Front door detail
July 2007
The north front
   Frontage with work to the garden wall  
Original colours - Venetian writing room
September 2007
West pavilion and east flanking wall
   Frontage from the sea  
Belmont in the sun
 
Frontage
  
From the grounds
  
The new Venetian window

October 2007
Charlie Clark and Frank Brown hanging the front doors
  
Belmont in October 2007, just before the new doors were fitted
  
Hanging the new doors
Nov. 2007
  
March 2008
    
The Georgian Group Awards Ceremony
   Early spring sunshine