Church End Developments Limited

Padnal Bank, Prickwillow

Padnal Bank, Prickwillow Padnal Bank is the Padnal Fen bank of the River Lark, Prickwillow. The River Lark flows from Bury St Edmunds and meets the River Great Ouse just below Prickwillow.

The site comprised an unsalvageable 1950's bungalow with a broken back coupled with a 1980's built annex.

The project plan for this site was to demolish the bungalow and build a two storey house.  The main structure was piled and the elevations constructed of insulated concrete formers under a reclaimed clay tile roof.  The structure has been clad in larch.

Padnal Fen is in a flood plain and in recent years, much has been made of global warming and flooding, specifically in flood plains. Our design team have addressed the possibilities of flooding and employed specialist engineers to provide a flood risk assessment. The risk on this site is minimal, however, our design has taken all risks and responsibilities into consideration and specifications and levels will be met accordingly. Click here to view the floor plan.

Gallery Images:

View of the original bungalow from the drove
Viewing the front from the river bank
Mr Du contemplating the topography
Early stage of demolition
Segregation of materials during demolition
Nearly gone. Partial building left for storage.
Piling begins on a misty moisty morning
Piles inspection at the weekend
Ground beams in place and tied into the piles
Concrete poured into the trenches
Insulated concrete formers coming out of the ground
Concrete poured into the formers
Floor beams craned in and set into position
Floor beams complete and ready to rise
Starting to take shape
Early stage of the handcut roof
A leisurely day with a tad more roof
Roof advances
Roof complete and external cladding begins
A view from the other side
As we began, misty but nearing completion