Project Photo Gallery

• At the Quarry

• Aerial Photos (the new Wessex Water outfall)

• Professional Photos

• Residents Photos

More photos can be found at the project diary.  All images can be enlarged by clicking on them:

Placing rock on Groyne 1

Rock is delivered by truck to the groyne site

The Project is run by Poole's Coastal & Drainage Team - David Robson, Senior Engineer and Carol Third, Trainee Technician (2nd from left above)

Precast reinforced concrete sections for groyne walkways are manufactured at Dean & Dyball's yard in Ringwood to be brought to site when required

Groyne 1 taking shape, viewed from the car park at Branksome Dene Chine

Sunrise 09 January 2009

A busy construction site on a sunny January afternoon

View of the new rock groynes from the cliff top,

20 March 09

Finishing concrete for the ramp at Groyne 4, Branksome Chine, 02 April 09

The final touches to groynes west of Branksome Chine, 02 April 09

Groynes 1,2,3 & 5 complete, and the beach is re-opened to the public, 17 April 09

Project complete, 5th May 2009

At the Quarry

All rock for the scheme has been supplied by Stone Firms Limited of Portland.  Much of the rock is produced as a by product of producing dressed stone for the building industry.  Our thanks to the company for allowing us to use these photographs of their quarry.

The quarry is located on the Portland headland

The crusher produces bedding layer rock

Aerial photos:

Courtesy of Wessex Water / Dean & Dyball.

A £3 million project runs alongside rock groyne construction, with Wessex Water replacing the outfall pipe at Branksome Chine to prevent flooding of the car park area.  The original 375mm diameter pipe was more than 100 years old and unable to cope with the huge volume of waste water generated during extreme rainfall events.  The new 350m long, 800mm diameter pipe is buried below sand and lies on the bottom of the seabed.  Assembly and connection began September 2008 and is expected to be completed well before Easter 2009.

Photos above show Dean & Dyball's site compound and stockpiled rock.  The pilings leading out to sea have been installed by Wessex Water to guide placement of the outfall pipe.

If you have any questions regarding the Wessex Water scheme please call 0845 600 4 600.

Professional photos:

Photographs by Rob Ure Photography, reproduced courtesy of Dean & Dyball Construction

Residents Photos - Christine Lochead

22nd January: Christine came across Carol, from our project team, fixing public information signs to the temporary fencing and was inspired to send us this selection of photographs from her visit to Branksome.  Thank you Christine, for the pictures and your kind comments.

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