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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