Archaeology events

Excavation in the park

Cheshire West and Chester Council's Historic Environment Service is running a training dig in Grosvenor Park for students from the University of Chester’s History and Archaeology Department from 7 - 31 May. 
 
This year we will:

• Excavate and record the brick hearth relating to Cholmondeley's Mansion.
  
• Understand the purpose of the timber framed building.
  
• Relocate the previously uncovered Roman road and recover archaeological evidence from its surface and side ditches.
• Investigate the nature of any Roman structures next to the road.
  
• Collect environmental samples from interesting areas on the dig such as the fills of ditches and areas of occupation.
  
• Examine and record the archaeology from other periods of history such as evidence for medieval ploughing.
  
  
• Student's blog

Find out more about the Archaeology of Cheshire

This series of factsheets give a great introduction to the Archaeology of Cheshire.

• Revealing Cheshire's Past Factsheets

We have chosen ten objects that tell the story of Cheshire's past:

• The Archaeology of Cheshire West and Chester - in ten objects (PDF, 517KB)

You can also view the following leaflets for Cheshire East and Warrington, areas that are covered by the Cheshire Archaeology Planning Advisory Service.

• The Archaeology of Warrington - in ten objects (PDF, 336KB)
• The Archaeology of Cheshire East - in ten objects (PDF, 466KB)