De-turfing began at the New Hall site on 8th May to mark out a large trench about 9m x 9m Then quickly got down to the smaller 2016 trench During the next week some really nice features were … Continue reading
Weeks 3 and 4: New Hall trench, other trenches & test pits Angela Darlington New Hall trench The Methodist Chapel was built on the lands where a Tudor house named New Hall once stood. It was built c.1500 by the … Continue reading
Despite some wet & windy weather, further work on the Spital Field site reveals a new drain while the New Hall site yields some lovely paving. More information in the Update report and some photos (click on each photo for … Continue reading
6 trenches (3 each in the Spital Field & the New Hall site behind the Methodist Church) & 2 test pits dug & back filled, all in week one has given this year’s dig a racing start. The following photographs … Continue reading
