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Thousand tonnes of sand in the castle
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| DIGGING IN: Mark Anderson making the giant sandcastle on Weymouth beach Pictures: BRIAN JUNG/BJ5786C |
ONE of the world's top sand sculptors is constructing a super-size sandcastle on Weymouth beach.
Mark Anderson, 43, is sculpting the three-dimensional sandcastle using approximately 1,000 tonnes of Weymouth sand and seawater on behalf of a PR company.
Mark, accompanied by a team of four other employees from his company Sculptures in Sand, are involved in constructing the castle.
The renowned master of the craft began the build on Monday and aims to complete the castle by Sunday evening.
He estimates that upon completion of the castle, he and his team will have spent 400 to 500 hours on the project, beginning at 7am and finishing at 9pm.
At present, the team is approximately halfway through the construction, with all the walls of castle erected and its 12ft towers partially built.
The next stage for the construction team is to refine the incomplete towers, create the face of the castle and for Mark to carve internal details.
JCB diggers sourced from Dorset-based surfacing and groundwork company Talbot and Cuff are being used to assist construction of the giant sandcastle.
Company employee and digger driver Richie Gomm's role has been to build up sand for use in the creation of the project, which has taken him an estimated 15-20 hours.
Buildrite Trade and DIY Supplies Ltd of Weymouth has lent a water pump to Mark, enabling him to obtain the seawater required for the construction of the castle.
Mark said: "Without the water pump, as lent by Jason House of Buildrite, the task of pumping water would have been impossible. So far we have been lucky because the tide has been in and everything else has also been in our favour."
Nottingham cameraman and actor Tim Smith, 27, of Fourmost Films, has also filmed the erection of the castle. The footage is intended to be used on the PR company's website and also uploaded to YouTube.
10:57am Friday 18th July 2008
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CommentPosted by: genghis, portland on 11:35am Fri 18 Jul 08
How on earth did the Council give permission for this? The proposed castle is totally out of character with the Georgian seafront and destroys the views of the beach.
How on earth did the Council give permission for this? The proposed castle is totally out of character with the Georgian seafront and destroys the views of the beach.
Posted by: jac, weymouth on 12:36pm Fri 18 Jul 08
lololol @ genghis! very good!
lololol @ genghis! very good!
Posted by: Dorset Boy, Wilds of Dorset on 12:42pm Fri 18 Jul 08
A projection of the Pavillion redevelopement, perhaps.
A projection of the Pavillion redevelopement, perhaps.
Posted by: Atalanta, Weymouth on 12:57pm Fri 18 Jul 08
[quote][bold]genghis[/bold] wrote:
How on earth did the Council give permission for this? The proposed castle is totally out of character with the Georgian seafront and destroys the views of the beach.[/quote] Nice one Genghis :-)
genghis wrote:
How on earth did the Council give permission for this? The proposed castle is totally out of character with the Georgian seafront and destroys the views of the beach.
Nice one Genghis :-)
Posted by: Albo, Wyke Regis on 1:18pm Fri 18 Jul 08
Ha haaaa! Genghis wins.
Posted by: Dorsetdumpling, Weymouth on 1:26pm Fri 18 Jul 08
So what does a two dimentional sand castle look like then?
So what does a two dimentional sand castle look like then?
Posted by: DingDonG, Wilds of Wiltshire on 6:47pm Fri 18 Jul 08
[quote]"Without the water pump, as lent by Jason House of Buildrite, the task of pumping water would have been impossible[/quote] Could have brought your own? Still, bit of free advertising never went amiss![quote] So far we have been lucky because the tide has been in[/quote] What ! All week ! Bet the harbour master was confused.
"Without the water pump, as lent by Jason House of Buildrite, the task of pumping water would have been impossible
Could have brought your own? Still, bit of free advertising never went amiss!
So far we have been lucky because the tide has been in
What ! All week ! Bet the harbour master was confused.
Posted by: nige, dorchester on 9:03pm Fri 18 Jul 08
[quote]So far we have been lucky because the tide has been in[/quote] and out and then in again and then it went out again.....very confusing....why can't it stay still?
So far we have been lucky because the tide has been in
and out and then in again and then it went out again.....very confusing....why can't it stay still?
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