OMG.
So, I'm chatting to a pal in the poob last night, and mentioned this great picture resource. We were discussing the various areas of the City that were more or less built over.
He mentioned Bristow Square, home to the University buildings and (at this time of year) Channel Four's big purple "Udderbelly" cow - which is basically a temporary theatre space.
He tells me that a couple of weeks ago, when one of the 40ft wagons arrived with the equipment, it reversed over the paving stones on the square, and the back axle broke through the pavers. It seemed to be a subsidence problem, and they found there was a cavity under the slabs, once the truck was moved off the site.
When they put torches inside the hole, they saw - and I'm quoting him here - a chair, a table and even wallpaper.
Here's a pic of the buildings from that site
I asked (naturally) if anyone took pictures of this - my pal thinks so - but then told me, to my horror, that they back filled the entire void in concrete and told no one about it, as they knew it would delay the fringe works.
Needless to say I'll try and get hold of some snapshots.
EDIT
The image below must be the building they refer to, as it stood where the skateboarders play today.
To compare, the McEwan hall was built just behind - presumably excavated to lay foundations, but the square in front of it wouldn't have had the same preparatory works - another presumption, but it would seem logical.
