Peering into the hole, you can see how our fine County Hall is balanced on rubble foundations.
Also looking into the lift hole there appear to be areas that are now being more carefully dug out. It could be that the the archaeologists have been called in to investigate – possibly a Roman ditch.
Take lots of photos. You never know, they may end up as part of an exhibition in the museum anyway. Which, of course, begs the question about whether ‘official ‘ photos are being taken of the work that is taking place. I don’t recall it being discussed.