University Archaeologists Make Exciting and Unexpected Discovery at Chester Castle

Archaeology uncovered in town's castle wall repairs

Works to repair Wallingford's castle walls saw an archaeological excavation uncover a layer of the town's history.

University archaeologists make exciting and unexpected discovery at Chester Castle

An underground medieval wall has been uncovered beneath Chester Castle.

An Archaeologist’s Cell Phone Light Uncovers a Hidden Medieval Wall Beneath Chester Crown Court

Learn how part of a nearly 800-year-old medieval castle thought to have been destroyed was found beneath Chester Crown Court.

Medieval Wall Discovered Beneath Chester Castle

Archaeologists have discovered a nearly three-metre-high medieval wall beneath Chester Castle, once part of a fortified thirteenth-century bridge.

University archaeologists makeunexpected discovery at Chester Castle

Explorations at Chester Castle have led to a team of archaeologists at the University of Chester making a fascinating discovery – without doing any digging.  Professor Stewart Ainsworth, Time Team’s Landscape Archaeologist and Visiting Professor at the University of Chester, ventured deep underground to investigate the remains of the 18th century prison beneath Chester Crown Court, where he stumbled across the stonework at the end of a dark, din…

800-year-old medieval bridge found beneath Chester Castle