The 15th season of excavations in Grosvenor Park, Chester took place this year from 19 April – 14 May. The excavation, run by West Cheshire Museums, is a partnership project with the University of Chester and provides training for the …
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May
05
The Archaeologists are back in Grosvenor Park 2021
The annual archaeological excavations in Chester’s Grosvenor Park have returned for four weeks until 14 May run by Cheshire West and Chester Council in partnership with the University of Chester. Maria Byrne, Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Director, Environment and …
Oct
22
Historic Environment Record (HER) COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)UPDATE – 22 October 2020
HER Searches The HER is currently closed for visitors. If you have a commercial search you can still make a HER search request but please note that the this will take longer than usual as the HER staff are now …
Oct
08
Grosvenor Park (Chester) Training Dig 2020: Round-up
This year’s excavation consisted of an extended Trench VIII which was first opened in 2017. Two extensions were added partly to investigate the extent of the medieval buildings, their later use and whether there was any evidence of Roman or …
Oct
07
NEWS FLASH: GROSVENOR PARK STUDENT TRAINING DIG 2020
Every year archaeologists from Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Cultural Service (Grosvenor Museum) and the University of Chester run a training dig for the University’s second year archaeology students. The dig takes place in Grosvenor Park in Chester. The Park …
Sep
18
Archaeologists Return to Grosvenor Park: September/October 2020
Each year in May Cheshire West and Chester Council in partnership with the University of Chester run an archaeological training excavation for second year archaeology students. Covid-19 prevented the summer plans but following the introduction of new safety measures the …
Mar
27
COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)UPDATE – 27 March 2020
HER Searches The HER is currently closed for visitors. If you have a commercial search you can still make a HER search request but please note that the this will take longer than usual as the HER staff are now …
Sep
17
Student archaeologists help uncover Chester’s Elusive Saxon past.
Student archaeologists have uncovered new evidence of Saxon life in the city. Every year, archaeologists from Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Cultural Service (Grosvenor Museum) and the University of Chester organise a training dig for the University’s second year archaeology students. The …
Aug
09
Archaeological Volunteer Opportunities August/September 2019
Thank you everyone who has been able to come and help us with the processing of the finds from the excavation in Grosvenor Park. We have washed everything that needs washing from this year so now we are marking the pottery, …
May
30
Archaeological Volunteers: Opportunities June/July 2019
The archaeologists from CWAC’s Cultural Service (Grosvenor Museum) will be starting a new project on Monday 3 June 2019 to wash the finds from the archaeological excavations that have taken place in Grosvenor Park, Chester. These excavations have so far …