At the Dig : Day 7 Gallery Posted on 28/04/202628/04/2026 by Peter Burgess 25th April. A Step in the Right Direction? All photographs by Andrea Roberts except where otherwise stated. Checking around a stone slab. Checking around a stone slab. Checking around a stone slab. Picking away the overburden. Picking away the overburden. Picking away the overburden. Revealing the top step. Revealing the top step. Revealing the top step. We can see a cut stone. We can see a cut stone. We can see a cut stone. Two steps revealed. Photo: Peter Burgess Two steps revealed. Photo: Peter Burgess Two steps revealed. Photo: Peter Burgess Less muck to barrow away this time. Less muck to barrow away this time. Less muck to barrow away this time. Boring for the spring. Boring for the spring. Boring for the spring. The ground was hard and dry. The ground was hard and dry. The ground was hard and dry. Crumbly ground. Crumbly ground. Crumbly ground. We found lumps of coke around the steps. We found lumps of coke around the steps. We found lumps of coke around the steps. Pipework and valve Pipework and valve Pipework and valve Pipework and valve. Photo: Peter Burgess Pipework and valve. Photo: Peter Burgess Pipework and valve. Photo: Peter Burgess