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The mill stone from the mill appears to be cut in half, it has been used as a foundation for a later building has been set into the ground with other stones of different sizes and shapes

Bristol’s Bedminster Mill: Unearthing 170 years of technological ingenuity and urban transformation

In 2023 Wessex Archaeology was asked by Galliard Homes as part of their Land at St Catherines Bristol development, to look at a site in the heart of Bedminster, between Dalby Avenue and East Street. Archaeologist, Vix Hughes, led the team who excavated the site. Vix and the team feature in BBC Two’s Digging for Britain. You can catch the episode at 8pm on the 15 January 2025 or catch up on iPlayer. In this blog, Vix shares some of the findings with us.
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Sanday Wreck was revealed after winter storms

Sanday Wreck

Rising from the intertidal deposits on Sand o’Erraby, a beach in Sanday, Orkney Islands, winter storms exposed a single large section of a wooden ship hull. The wreck has now been transferred into a freshwater conservation tank with the help of our marine specialists, and funding from Historic Environment Scotland has been awarded to support dendrochronological analysis and further research into the ship's origins.
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Members of the Well-City Salisbury, Wessex Archaeology, Wiltshire Creative, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and ArtCare teams stand outside in a group in front of a large autumnal tree, the two people in the centre of the group hold a large cheque to celebrate receiving £368,135 of funding from National Lottery Community Fund. There is also a Well-City Salisbury sign in front of the group that says 'Well-City Salisbury 'A creative approach to wellbeing'. The image is © Wessex Archaeology

Well-City Salisbury returns for three more years: Pioneering mental health and wellbeing project secures renewed support from National Lottery Community Fund
Our Conservator carefully cleans the soil from the wooden Bronze Age tool.

Archaeologists uncover one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools ever found in Britain
A participant holds up a sherd of pottery next to a painting inspired by the artefact at the Digging for Erlestoke exhibition to show how the artefact inspired the find.

Digging for Erlestoke: Short film and exhibition at Wiltshire Museum announced

A builder's hat with the Wessex Archaeology logo is shown in front of the incoming tide.

Southsea Coastal Scheme wins Flood and Coast Excellence Award in the Climate Resilience Category
An composite image of five photographs relating to archaeology. These were taken from the publications available on Wessex Archaeology Open Library.

Wessex Archaeology launches new digital Open Library
The image shows the folly castle at Blaise Castle Estate.

Investigations of a mysterious 18th-century garden building in the Blaise Castle Estate
Head and shoulders images of new Trustees and chair. From top left to bottom right: Madeline Denmead, Professor Robin Skeates, Tom Wright CBE Alex Schultz and Steve Trow OBE

We welcome Tom Wright CBE as our Board Chair and four new Trustees
Archaeologist Ashley excavates remains of Sheffield Castle

Team excavating Sheffield Castle uncover drawbridge pier, moat, new evidence for castle interior and remains of possible earlier castle
Sheffiel's Castle: voices from the community dig and smiley faces and blue hi vis from the participants

Sheffield's Castle: voices from the community dig
Excavations at Sheffield castle heat up with 19th c steel working discovery. With their back to the camera, an archaeologist points at brick structures in the distance

Excavations at Sheffield Castle heat up with 19th Century steel working discoveries