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yeah that's a good point about the pathetic attempt at backfilling. Maybe it was just left to some bbc skivvies and a few archaeology students. That's one thing about having Skansa involved this time, you'd like to think they know what they're doing from an engineering perspective. This is the thing isn't it - it's not just about archaeology and I can see why you're getting so het up.

The 60s footage looked a bit like what you might have got if the victorian barrow flatteners had had video cameras - 'isn't this marvellous - let's look for some treasure - ooh they'd be a bit smelly, no deoderants haha'. And did you like the bizarre entrance to the tunnel with its curiously futuristic carved S? What a strange idea to leave such a thing. How things change (I hope).

There was a huge row between Atkinson and the ministry of works that rumbled on for over a year.
Atkinson wanted the the tunnels left open for future research.
Eventualy a seperate contractor was called in to fill the tunnel with road stone.