Originally Posted by
John Doh
Could it be that the lack of publicity is not unrelated to the fact that certain property developers have plans for the land on which the stables stood...
If you read about it the fact that the archeolgical dig is being carried out is because of the property development. I quote from the Friends of Williamsons Tunnels website:
"The formal archaeological dig has been carried out by Oxford Archaeology North who previously worked on the Williamson graveyard site. It is a prerequisite of a developer's planning application to build a row of buildings on the area, fronting onto Smithdown Lane."
This is surely an instance of a developer acting WELL and conducting a full archeological survey rather than just ploughing ahead with development, irrespective of the history of the area.
I get upset as much as anybody that our heritage can be all too easily bulldozed, developers are easy targets to direct wrath at in these situations - but without this development this new tunnel may never have been found and certainly wouldn't have had PROPER archeologists investigating and reporting on the site.
Oh... and for Oudeis...
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Definition of an archeologist: Someone who's career is in ruins.
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