More progress on the land-drains in the Courtyard, with those on the South side now completed and those on the North side waiting for the hole to be dug for the rainwater harvesting tank. The land drains will pass on each side of the tank and will drain the pea-gravel bedding for the tank, preventing the water table from rising high enough to ‘float’ the tank out of the ground.

Also further progress on the masonry for the external staircase, making good use of the decent weather..

More groundworks in the Courtyard, this time with a focus on the ‘land drains’ nearer the house – including digging down to Courtyard level at the South-West corner.

Then also progress on the Brickwork and Blockwork for the External Staircase, for which the reconstituted stone steps are in the process of being wet-cast.