Relics from the 17th century have been uncovered in Brook Street, Neston

Apr 6 2009 by Carrie Catterall, Liverpool Daily Post

Relics from the 17th century have been uncovered in Brook Street, Neston

Mr Leah said: “This farm house structure could have been standing for hundreds of years before the map was produced and that is very exciting – further investigation will show us how old it is.

“Bringing the archaeology and mapping evidence together is a fascinating thing.

“The majority of the pottery found has come from local manufacturers, but, because of Neston’s continental connections, we have also uncovered some more exotic pottery.

“We’ve never really seen anything this early in Neston because we’ve never had the opportunity to open up an area as big as this before.

“All this will be destroyed by the car park so, if we didn’t excavate, history like this would be lost.”

Project supervisor Paul Harris said: “This has given us a great opportunity to show people their town’s history.”

The council-funded dig ends on Thursday. All findings will be filed in a report and all relics will be passed to the museum service.

The 1732 map can be viewed on www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk