Back to 2015 Dig

In 2016 some really important progress was made, not least on perhaps locating a chapel on the medieval hospital site, and with the aid of an old photograph identifying a south-facing wall of New Hall.

For an overview of the 2016 dig see here  archaeology-overview-2016

Limestone walls emerging

Lead from lead smelting hearth

A more detailed description of how the dig events unfolded can be found on the 2016 Dig Diary Archaeology pages of the CHS Blog