Work is gathering pace at the amphitheatre site, with several elements coming together at once.
Digging began just over a week ago, and already a lot of topsoil and earth has been moved.
Numerous brick and sandstone foundations and features have been found close to the surface in Area A. These are thought to be from 18th and 19th century townhouses that once stood on the site.
It also possible that some of the outer Amphitheatre walls may already be showing themselves.
Since the Dee House wall was removed there has been a lot of activity getting the walkway across the site ready for public use.
As you can probably tell from the pictures, work is nearly finished on the walkway. In fact it is should start taking the public across the site later this week (week beginning 21 June).
The walkway will give excellent viewing access on both sides of the path. This will offer a great way to view the work going on the other wise publicly inaccessible Area C.
Currently you will notice that the Site has a large number of skips stationed by the main entrance to the walkway. Regular viewers of the webcam will also know the number of times these are changed over by the skip lorries.
As you can see an alternative is currently being installed, that should limit the number of skips needed, and also mean they can be stationed in a more 'behind the scenes' location.
The solution is a conveyor belt system that will transport earth from the site, under the public walkway, and behind into the grounds of Dee House. This should will provide extra space on the actual site, limit the potential damage by lorries, and make life a bit easier for the hard working excavators.
Getting access to Area C is still a problem until the walkway is opened up to the public. However work is progressing quickly, and this relatively small area is already supplying some interesting finds.
Initial metal detecting survey in Trench C revealed a Medieval belt fitting and several musket balls (possibly associated with the siege of Chester in the Civil War).