David QuickJul 30, 20191 minAn interesting special findOne of the nicer finds from the Alton Big Dig was an unusual clay pipe bowl seen below. What is unusual about this pipe bowl is that it b...
David QuickJul 30, 20191 minClear-up daySome final views from above of the dig site in the Public Gardens, followed by the team filling in the test pits and relaying the turf.
David QuickJul 27, 20194 minDay 15 - Last dig day. What have we achieved?The last fortnight seems to have gone very quickly and sadly today was the last day of the Alton Big Dig - for this year anyway. Tomorrow...
David QuickJul 27, 20192 minDay 14 - Carl 'balancing'Just a short blog post this evening because I was only on site until 2.45 pm today before going to my new neighbours' housewarming party....
David QuickJul 26, 20193 minDay 13 - Interesting garden and churchBefore I forget, thanks Carl for your lovely home-baked cake! We found a child's or baby's chain bracelet while digging a few days ago. ...
David QuickJul 24, 20193 minDay 12 - A dramatic end to todayBefore I say anything about the rest of the day I just want to say thank you and well done to Tina in particular, and also to Jordan of t...
David QuickJul 23, 20193 minDay 11 - Gazebos essential in the heatRight from the start today was scorching, especially for anyone digging in a hole in the ground or cleaning and recording finds. We were...
David QuickJul 22, 20194 minDay 10 - How do we decide where to dig?I have been offsite much of the day today - this morning helping Carl with geophysics in a garden in Lenten Street and this afternoon pul...
David QuickJul 21, 20192 minDay 9 - TV and dronesJuliet and I having been interviewed on Wey Valley Radio yesterday, it was our turn today to appear on That's TV: David Graham, the well-...
David QuickJul 21, 20193 minDay 8 - Radio StarsThe more observant amongst you will have noticed that I missed a day yesterday, for which I apologise. We were so busy with visitors, it...
David QuickJul 19, 20194 minDay 6 - Weather: careful what you wish for.I'm looking after my 2-year old grandson Ted for 3 days while his parents are visiting Singapore and my wife is at the Tatton Park flower...
David QuickJul 17, 20193 minDay 5 - Sometimes the weirdest things happenI was quite surprised when I got up this morning to see that it was raining hard enough for me to have to wear a coat while walking throu...
David QuickJul 17, 20193 minDay 4 - Coins and cannonballsFor the diggers it must be quite tedious at the moment because we are still in the early stages of this dig, the soil is quite hard and t...
David QuickJul 16, 20193 minDay 3 - Hot enough to show new parch marksI was not on site most of today because of looking after my 2-year old grandson but turned up for morning brief and then twice during the...
David QuickJul 15, 20193 minDig Day 2 - Looking in new areasOne of the best things for me about this Dig in Alton is the number of new members it has attracted - probably about 30 so far. So at th...
David QuickJul 14, 20192 minFirst day of the Big DigWe arrived at the Gardens this morning just as everyone was tidying up after yesterday's 'Last Night of the Proms' and the first couple o...
David QuickJul 5, 20191 minRomans in Lenten Street?Today Keith, Juliet and I knocked on doors all along the northern side of Lenten Street to ask for permission to dig test pits in people'...
David QuickJun 21, 20191 minThe Gardens seen from aboveIn preparation for our digs we usually try to take some survey photos beforehand with one of our drones, partly to see if there are any '...
David QuickOct 1, 20181 minAlton Herald article about the 'Big Dig'Here is the link to the article in the Herald about the Town Council giving permission for the 'Big Dig'.