Thanks to Alan and Elizabeth for this picture.

This picture shows the smashed culvert, made from Victorian bricks to the left, and the damaged sewer, removed, in the centre.

As you can see now from this nighttime shot, the hole has moved on. It is now a small construction site, ordered by health and safety regulations.

Yesterday water was seen coming out of the hole and they have determined that a culvert (or water pipe) has collapsed.

As you can see, at the scene of the hole today, they have brought in some bigger diggers to dig a bigger hole.

I hear there have been no great archaelogical findings, perhaps some evidence of settlement layers on the east side but they can’t be dated. Being a road it has already been dug up quite a lot.

The hole has allowed for workmen to come in and repair all the other cracks and holes along West Saint Helen Street.

Not far from the hole, other things are open. The Ock Street Exhibiton has come back for the third time. Its been open for a few weeks now and runs to the end of Heritage Weekend – just coming.

This time the exhibition is at St Helens Church, and set off by ancient memorial stones. It is put together by the Ock Street Heritage Group of the Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society (Aaahs for short).