The Poulton Research Project

For full details of the costs please read this leaflet (PDF, 139 Kbytes). To register, please go to the student registration page or volunteer registration page. Please note that we will require a deposit of Ł25 per week.

Sponsorship Opportunities

If you or your organisation would like to help the Poulton Research Project in any way, please read about the opportunities for sponsorship or download the brochure (MS Word document, 5.5Mbytes) . There are many ways that your support could be put to good use to enable youngsters, students and the wider community to learn more about their local history.

Reconstruction of a late Iron Age/Roman Roundhouse

The Poulton Project has been donated a full-size replica of a roundhouse typical of the late Iron Age / Roman period, courtesy of the Museum of Liverpool Life. This roundhouse is now being reconstructed on site at Poulton, as you can see in our photographic diary.

Roman Ditch discovered in the Graveyard

Very recently we have discovered a Roman ditch in the chapel graveyard, containing many sherds of Roman pottery and various bones. Associated with the ditch is a drainage gully and a series of postholes. Excavation continues as we try to understand this enigmatic feature.

More information and photographs.

Grateful Thanks

Everyone in the Poulton Project would like to say thank you very much for a couple of recent donations.

The first is an annual donation of Ł200 from the Rotary Club of Chester in the form of a bursary for a local student. For 2007 it has been awarded to such a student for an Archaeology course.

The second is the purchase of a petrol strimmer for the Project by the Chester Grosvenor Round Table. This has already done sterling work in our annual battle with the weeds of Poulton - and Alan has the backache to prove it!

Bronze Age timber circle

Recently the team at Poulton have reconstructed the Bronze Age timber circle we believe once stood on the site. During the building, we kept a photographic diary.