Workmen repair a large hole in Queen Street, Oxford, after it unexpectedly widened. – Vintage Photograph

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On June 14th, 1990, workmen from the Oxford Highways Department were tasked with repairing a six-inch crater in Queen Street, Oxford. However, the team found that the hole was in fact much larger than anticipated, causing traffic disruption in the city centre. Fortunately, the road was patched up in time to avoid rush-hour chaos.On June 14th, 1990, workmen from the Oxford Highways Department were tasked with repairing a six-inch crater in Queen Street, Oxford. However, the team found that the hole was in fact much larger than anticipated, causing traffic disruption in the city centre. Fortunately, the road was patched up in time to avoid rush-hour chaos.

Dimensions: 16.4 x 16.4 cm

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OCR computer generated text:

WORKMEN were up to their necks in roadworks after a hole appeared in a busy Oxford shop- ping street. The team got more than they bargained for when they turned up to repair a six-inch crater in Queen Street yesterday and found a much larger hole be- neath. City centre traffic was disrupted while the county council tried to get to the bot- tom of the problem. Tuckily, the rond was patched up in time to avoid a hole lot of rush-hour chaos. Picture: TERRY LEE Digging deep Mark Slatter, of the Oxford highways department, is immersed in his work in Queen Street AN AMATTER OF THE THE SCENE OF THE HOLE IS OXFORD HIGHWAYS DEPT, MILTON COMMON. 732 1900 900 PICTURE: TERRY LEE. COLOUR A 14-6-90 OXFORD MAIL x17cm E wide x7cm.deep M4// Page. ABEL WORL Name File