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Roman Furnace Project 2006: Tank Furnace and Oven Demolition

Introduction to 2006 Firing ('Home')

The creation of archaeological features!

Compare the photographs of the completed demolition
with those of the construction of the Tank Furnace on this page

1. Daub loosened by weathering and peeled off by hand. 2. Close up of Photograph 1.
3. Detail showing the build up of material at the base of the furnace wall. 4. The furnace sectioned in half.
5. The furnace sectioned in half. 6. Cutting another slice off the furnace.
7. Detail of the broken tank. 8. Detail of the broken tank.
9. Close up of the saw!. 10. The start of the pile of debris by the ash pits.
11. Tank furnace three-quarters removed. 12. Tank furnace three-quarters removed.
13. Tank furnace three-quarters removed. 14. Tank furnace three-quarters removed.
15. Detail showing the build up of material at the base of the furnace wall (opposite view in Photograph 3. 16. The preparation for drawing the section.
17. The interior of the furnace. 18. The interior of the furnace. The small protective coverings for the thermocouples can be seen poking through the furnace wall
19. The half demolished oven. 20. Looking into the connecting flue between the furnace and the oven.
21. The wall of the oven with the tile lining removed. 22. The walls of the oven with the tile lining removed.
23. An arty photo!. 24. Another arty photo!.
25. Demolition almost complete. 26. Demolition almost complete.
27. The underside of the floor of the tank. 28. The floor of the tank in cross-section showing that the glass has penetrated through the floor.
29. Down to the floor of the oven. 30. Close up of the flue channel.
31. The firing chamber. 32. The firing chamber.
33. The firing chamber. 34. The firing chamber.
35. The firing chamber. 36. Demolishing the floor of the oven.
37. Demolishing the floor of the oven. 38. Demolishing the floor of the oven.
39. Demolishing the floor of the oven. 40. The firing chamber and the footprint of the annealing oven.
41. The firing chamber and the footprint of the annealing oven. 42. The firing chamber and the footprint of the annealing oven.
43. Removing the daub bricks. 44. The completed demolition.
45. The completed demolition. 46. The completed demolition.
47. The completed demolition. 48. The underside of the furnace wall showing imprints of the Roman tiles.
49. Where all good furnaces go to rest!. 50. It had a good life!.

"If you build it, they will come."

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