Sobriety test on Maiden Lane

Ian Blair

Photo taken on Friday 27 June 1986 by Bob Cowie

Ian ‘Flashman’ Grainger conducts a cruel sobriety test on Barney Sloane tasked with hopping past the end of dig barbecue without falling in whilst clutching a burger and a can of beer. Barney began work on Maiden Lane as a volunteer in 1986 and is now National Specialist Services Director at Historic England.

Archaeologists from Left-right: Sarah and Stuart Gibson (sitting), Gavin Evans, Dave Whipp, Dave Pritchard, Lesley Dunwoodie, Ian Grainger and Barney Sloane