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A DILAPIDATED folly which lies half-buried in woodland near Whitchurch could be brought back to life as a space for dramatic and musical performances.
A team of archaeologists has begun digging up the brick and flint structure on the Hardwick Estate, off Hardwick Road, and is seeking volunteers to help finish the project.
They need to remove a layer of collapsed soil up to 1m deep covering the so-called “bear pit” above Hardwick Stud, which is thought to have originally been a chalk quarry and was accessible to the public many decades ago.
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