26/4/17

Estelle Sandford, Mike Moxon, Jonathan Riley

2hrs

Spent the evening dismantling and removing the remainder of the scaffold tower. We need to replace the ladder as soon as possible as that is looking a little banana shaped these days and quite vulnerable without the scaffold tower. Also need to arrange to get some digging bags from the brewery. 

18/4/17

blog from Mike

Stu, Jon, Dave Lossl & Miranda Litchfield (both MCG) helped remove the top level of scaffold tower (and a bit more loose rock around that edge) before I showed our visitors around the dig & the others worked out where a winch could be placed, as well as the length of ladder required, before retiring to the Waldegrave at 9pm..

10/4/17

Estelle Sandford, James Begley, Jonathan Riley, Duncan Simey, Miri Pihlaja, Stu Lindsay

2.5hrs

Good digging session, lots removed from the bottom – Duncan and Miri dug first and then Stu dug for the remainder of the evening. Going down nicely and still easy digging. Scaffold tower needs removing and then we need to look at best methods for spoil dumping – with the collapses on the walls far side, it’s making sense to actually fill up that half of the hole with spoil to help protect it. We also need to swap the ladder out as soon as possible. 

4/4/17

Estelle Sandford, James Begley, Mike Moxon, Jonathan Riley, Duncan Simey, Miri Pihlaja, Stu Lindsay

2.5hrs

Before going digging, we decided to check out a rock that looked like it was getting loose near the top of the shaft to the left of the ladder as you look in. With no effort with a crow bar at arms length, a large boulder came down, hitting the scaff tower side bars quite badly and bending 5 of them. During the course of the evening whilst digging the other side and spoil dumping, the spoil dumping people reported smaller rocks coming down over that side too. All bar Stu dug tonight for around 15 skips each and dig is still progressing well and easy digging. 

27/3/17

Estelle Sandford, Jonathan Riley, Duncan Simey, Miri Pihlaja

2.5hrs

Estelle went in first to dig for around 15 or so skips, still easy going, still following floor, ceiling and 2 walls and still draughting, plus still getting the array of colours out of the spoil! Jon went in next and did around the same number of skips before Duncan had a go and did his 15, then Miri’s turn and she just carried on until we stopped supplying her with empties! Dig is continuing down and still looking very interesting.