Restoration Progress
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June 5, 2011
Preparations for
restoration begin.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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June 17, 2011
Fencing and scaffolding around lower tower.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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June 17, 2011
Scaffolding complete.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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July 5th, 2011
Tower now fully hoarded. Work will take place under this netting to ensure all debris is captured.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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July 8th, 2011
Scaffolding erected around the lantern room of the lighthouse.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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July 8th, 2011
Note deterioration of coating on roof of lantern room.
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July 8th, 2011
Note the depth and scope of restoration required.
(pillar of deck railing)
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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July 8th, 2011
Note the seriously de-laminated key stone and detail above the window. This demonstrates the need to restrict access around the deck of the lighthouse for the last number of years.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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July 8th, 2011
Basement of the lighthouse. All sediment has been removed and replaced with drainage tile and a layer of stone. Note the shoring required to support the pedestrian deck and scaffolding.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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July 8th, 2011
Areas marked for repair. Note: the wall coverings (i.e. old paint,grime,etc.) have been removed over the majority of the tower now.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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July 22nd, 2011
Fully enclosed lighthouse.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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July 22nd, 2011
Extensive removals required at front steps of lighthouse. The bottom section has been formed for a pour.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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July 22nd, 2011
West doorway now open to the lake. Cement blocks have been removed to make way for new doors. (Doors were destroyed in a severe late autumn storm of 1985)
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August 5th, 2011
Old tanks in basement have been reset on support cribs. Note drainage layer of clear stone at floor level.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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August 5th, 2011
Lantern metal roof has been restored and painted.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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August 19th, 2011
Note the extent of removal required on some portions of the decorative railing surrounding the lantern room of the tower. Only the rebar remains.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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August 19th, 2011
Note the significant amount of concrete removed from around this window.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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August 19th, 2011
An area which has been board formed and is ready for new concrete.
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August 19th, 2011
Another area formed and ready for new cement.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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August 19th, 2011
A window mock-up including the new window frame and finish painting.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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September 23rd, 2011
Note the forming required for the re-casting of the railing at the lantern room level.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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September 23rd, 2011
Forms removed. Finished railing shows where new and old concrete meet in several areas along cross members of the railing.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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September 23rd, 2011
Finished product around window. Board forming will be smoothed slightly prior to application of paint
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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October 21st , 2011
Further progress shows
finished coating
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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October 21st , 2011
Wraps coming off.
Progress continues
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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November 4th , 2011
North side view of the lighthouse
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November 4th , 2011
View of restored entrance facade
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November 4th , 2011
View from the lake side. Most of tower has been restored. Crews now working on the deck area
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November 4th , 2011
View of tower from the lake
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November 4th, 2011
Extensive repairs to edge of pedestrian deck underway
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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November 4th, 2011
Repairs to the pedestrian deck, as seen from the basement of the lighthouse
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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November 4th, 2011
Entire pedestrian deck surface is prepared for complete new pour of concrete
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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January 11th, 2012
At last! Installation of the new west doors.
The door opening had been blocked in, after previous doors were damaged by fierce lake storms.
Courtesy Town of Fort Erie. |
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