Archaeologists find Liverpool's past at ParadiseSt

[Kev]

ANOTHER facet of Liverpool's past has been uncovered as preparation work begins on the £800m Paradise Street development.

Archaeologists have already located the walls from Liverpool's old dock beneath the NCP car park near Chavasse Park.

And they have now discovered the cellars of houses and shops beneath the parkland dating back to the 18th century.

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[FKoE]

I'll have to have a look down Paradise st over the weekend .......

Did'nt Tom Slemen once say there was a forgotten buried part of the old town under that area ?

[Kev]

I'm sure somewhere around there there's the remains of the Old Liverpool Castle  Not sure though.

[FKoE]

You could be right there Kev .....

I remember Tom saying that there was a lot of pre-Victorian buildings around that area and towards the Pierhead ......... We should get Time team on the case  

[LV]

Kev said:

I'm sure somewhere around there there's the remains of the Old Liverpool Castle  Not sure though.

The old Castle of Liverpool was built on the land where the Victoria Monument is, Kev. So not too far from Chavasse Park.

[Howie]

There's an excellent section about Liverpool Castle on Mike Royden's Local History Pages at www.btinternet.com/~m.royden/mrlhp/local/castle/castle.htm.

[FKoE]

Howie said:

There's an excellent section about Liverpool Castle on Mike Royden's Local History Pages at www.btinternet.com/~m.royden/mrlhp/local/castle/castle.htm.

Nice one Howie

[Kev]

There's an excellent section about Liverpool Castle on Mike Royden's Local History Pages at www.btinternet.com/~m.royden/mrlhp/local/castle/castle.htm.

OMG!  

If there's something I've tried to find, it's a pic like that!

Nice 1 Howie. Thanks!
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I went to Paris a few weeks ago and visited the Lovre Art Gallery. They have actually preserved the remains they found of a medieval castle on the site and now forms part of the gallery, fantastic...we should do the same if we ever found anything!

www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm

Click for 3 virtual tours..a little off topic, soz.

[Kev]

With regards to the finds at Chavasse...I saw them yesterday. Wow! Its amazing...all this heritage of ours being uncovered. Its causing quite alot of interest! I got talking to an oldish coiple who winformed me that they werent keeping the cellars and stuff ONLY the dock that was filled in...

This is gonna be interesting indeed.

I'll try and get some pics.

[FKoE]

Kev said:

I'll try and get some pics.

Nice one Kev ..