CWR Archaeology Update

On 26th July PCA joined the CWR Archaeology Panel to discuss the Central Winchester Regeneration project. PCA regional manager Paul McCulloch revealed that after the Victorian alley from last week’s update was recorded, a thick layer of soil was removed to expose a wall, which is part of a medieval building fronting onto Tanner Street.…

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CWR Festival of Archaeology Events

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Volunteer at the Central Winchester Regeneration Site

We will be welcoming volunteers on Wednesdays and Thursdays to help process finds from our excavations at the Central Winchester Regeneration site. Wednesday will be Environmental processing at the University of Winchester; Thursday will be finds processing at the PCA Winchester office. Every Wednesday from 26 July–21 SeptemberEvery Thursday from 27 July–17 October BOOK YOUR…

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CWR: The Arrival of the Big Orange Trowel!

The Central Winchester Regeneration site has come alive! Work began on Monday 17th July with excavation in the car park next to St Clement’s surgery on Tanner Street. The site has been buzzing with the arrival of fencing and equipment, including the ‘Big Orange Trowel’. A start has been made on Trench 1 next to…

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Central Winchester Regeneration (CWR)

We are delighted to announce our involvement in the Central Winchester Regeneration Project, as detailed in Winchester City Council’s press-release. The development site is a potential archaeological goldmine with the possibility to address a number of current objectives in research into all periods of the city’s past. . Our investigation will comprise four trenches in…

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