Salvaging the CSO administration building

  • Once was photocopier.

    • Once was photocopier.
  • Scaffolding erected for access to the heliostat tower. Nobody had been up there since before the fire.

    • Scaffolding erected for access to the heliost…
  • Although the cement render is flaking off and all wooden doors and hatches are burned, the tower is structurally sound.

    • Although the cement render is flaking off and…
  • The heliostat has survived, but is beyond repair. All paint and electrics have burnt, and the brass azimuth scale has melted. Mi

    • The heliostat has survived, but is beyond rep…
  • Heliostat is stuck in azimuth, probably warped out of round by the heat.

    • Heliostat is stuck in azimuth, probably warpe…
  • Drive mechanisms are still mounted inside the tower.

    • Drive mechanisms are still mounted inside the…
  • Cleaning the drive is a difficult job.

    • Cleaning the drive is a difficult job.
  • All of the heliostat electrics are burnt.

    • All of the heliostat electrics are burnt.
  • The base of the tower.

    • The base of the tower.