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A retired bank official named Charles Pole was having a bungalow built on his land in Wiveliscombe, England, when a medieval bishop’s palace was unearthed. Prior to it being uncovered at the Palace Gardens property, the ancient Bishop’s palace (that dates back to the 13th century but was in ruins by the 18th century) was... Read more »
The man says he has mixed feelings about the find, as it is going to cost him £15,000 (nearly NZ$30,00).
Discovery of a Medieval bishop’s palace has put a retired banker’s bungalow building on hold.
The man says he has mixed feelings about the find, as it is going to cost him £15,000 (nearly NZ$30,00).
A MYSTERY that has baffled historians for centuries has been solved by a stroke of luck. The site of a medieval bishop's 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 18th Century, had been sited elsewhere. Mr Pole, 81, told the County Gazette he had mixed feelings a...