Smaller than originally intended due to the presence of a modern gas tap, work in Trench 1 began by clearing a series of mixed rubble-filled dumps related to the demolition of the nineteenth-century Exhibition Centre. During excavation, six parallel low walls were unearthed, running across the trench width - these were identified as the supporting foundations of the wooden sprung floor of the Exhibition Centre.
Unlike Trench 1, no features were apparent, and work began in Trench 2 with the excavation of a large levelling deposit that covered the whole trench. Though also within the footprint of the Exhibition Centre, the walls that appear in Trench 1 do not seem to extend into Trench 2, and further work will be needed to account for the differences between the two trenches.
Trench 6
Removal of the topsoil uncovered two drains, both probably associated
with the current buildings on the site. These had cut through a series
of path layers that surrounded the Exhibition Centre. Additionally, a
collection of unknown pits and features were also cut through the paths,
but of uncertain purpose.
Trench 7
Work in Trench 7 was mostly concerned with the excavation of a modern
pipe cut running across the trench. As a result, the top of a brick wall
was uncovered, but as yet unexposed. Two pit features were found, but
their function remains unknown.
Trench 8
Trench 8, in the area of the bathrooms of the Exhibition Centre, was mostly
filled with a massive rubble deposit of demolition material that bottomed
directly onto medieval layers. In these layers were found assorted pottery
and bone, including a piece of human skull. Progress was rapid in this
trench, and the depth limit was soon reached, and work in this trench
was largely complete by the end of the week.