The astute reader will note that there is something in this picture that would be an unusual feature in a pharmacy. The bar has been dismantled and has gone to a good home. This little photograph shows you a couple of the features that make this conversion challenging.
To the left of the hatch you can see a piece of the original pub wall. The Globe is a listed building and features like this have to be preserved. Most of the wall will be kept behind stud walling to allow an air gap but that particular section will be on view in the new dispensary.
Observe the ceiling beams. They butt up against the cross beam bearing The Globe's name. They don't pass through the beam yet there is a gap behind it over the bar area. In other words, those beams are purely decorative and don't support anything. To make that possible, there are rows of steel pillars out of shot to the right. The early days after our acquisition of The Globe were therefore spent in getting structural engineers (MBA, Chapel Hill, Truro) to do some difficult sums about the likelihood that the whole lot would remain standing if we could take a pillar or two away.
We also had surveyors from Sumo Services busily mapping where the drains go. It's always reassuring to know that you aren't discharging your sewage straight into the Leats running behind us.
Structural steelwork and drains aren't exciting, but the lack of them could be, so we're pleased to report that we have both.
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