Search for remains in the grounds of Merchant Adventurer’s Hall

8:30am Friday 14th September 2012 in News

Liah Colbourne takes geophysics readings in the grounds of the Merchant Adventurers Hall Liah Colbourne takes geophysics readings in the grounds of the Merchant Adventurers Hall

ARCHAEOLOGISTS are hoping to discover remains of buildings in the grounds of the Merchant Adventurer’s Hall, in York.

Liah Colbourne, a student of archaeology at the University of York , has been using ground penetrating radar to try to detect structural remains as part of her degree work.

She said: “Because the hall is Grade I listed, we can’t dig up the grounds but we believe there may be remains of a Norman mansion or ancient chapel. Hopefully the radar readings will be able to give us an idea about what’s below.”

The Merchant Adventurer’s Hall is a medieval building more than 650 years old, and is now a wedding and hospitality venue and museum.

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