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A MYSTERY that has baffled historians for centuries has been solved by a stroke of luck. The site of a medieval bishops palace has been unearthed in Wiveliscombe during building work on a new bungalow. The discovery of the archaeologically important remains was made on land in Palace Gardens belonging to retired bank official Charles Pole. Until the find on a plot beside the churchyard wall, it had been believed the building, which dated from the 13th Century and was in ruins by the 18t...

Mystery remains of long-lost medieval palace found by stunned pensioner building bungalow in his garden Updated: 11 Mar 2021, 19:34 AN OAP was lost for words when he stumbled upon a long-lost medieval palace in his back garden - solving a centuries old mystery. Retired banker Charles Pole, 81, had been building a bungalow on his land with the hope of moving into it and selling his house when he made the discovery. 3 Historians are said to have been baffled for 200 years as to its whereabouts - ...