Archaeologists dig up 17th century relics in Neston

Apr 8 2009 by Carrie Catterall, Birkenhead News

Mark said: “This farmhouse 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. “It’s only when we open up an area, we can really begin to understand what’s going on.

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

Project supervisor Paul Harris said: “It’s surprising how much interest we’ve had in this dig from the public.

“This has given us a great opportunity to show people their town’s history.”

The dig funded by Cheshire West and Chester Council is due to end tomorrow, Thursday.