Raising the roof!

Construction of the new Hull Truck Theatre took a major step forwards this week with the installation of steelwork which forms the roof structure.

Staff from Quarmby Construction Company worked through the night on Monday to install the huge beams.

The largest truss weighed 14 tons. Five other beams, each 17 metres long and weighing six tons, were also installed.

The steels were brought along Ferensway on low loaders, and a specialist 69-metre crane was set up in Portland Street and used to lift the steelwork into position.

Construction of the building is due to be completed later this year and the building will open to the public in spring 2009.

Images by Alice Mooney: The truss being lowered to the ground for adjustments ready to lift on to the top of the building (above). Preparations underway for positioning of the powerful crane (below left). The crane fully extended (below right).

A new home for Hull Truck Theatre begins to emerge...


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Images below by Joanne Gower, from a visit to the site as it stands, January 2008...

January 2008: The new auditorium


January 2008: The Foyer


Jauary 2008: The Workshop


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L to R: Overview of Ferensway development and of the site for the new Hull Truck Theatre: November 2006: Image © alti-pix.com ltd

Left: Hull Truck Theatre's Joint Artistic Director John Godber and Executive Director Joanne Gower 'break ground' as work gets underway at the new site in November 2006. Right: Impression of the new building by day © Hayes Davidson 2005

Impression of theatre exterior by night © Hayes Davidson 2005

Impression of theatre foyer © Hayes Davidson 2005

Impression of cross-section of theatre © Hayes Davidson 2005

Header Image © Hayes Davidson 2005