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What did we find in 2005?
Our project in 2005 revealed that there was once an extensive 17th century house at Staveley Hall. From documentary sources we found reference to a number of rooms listed in probate inventories of mid 1500s by colour (i.e. blue, red and green rooms). We discovered that the 17th century owners first came here in the 14th century. Perhaps this is the site of the house of Ascoit Musard who owned Staveley in 1086?
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From pottery analysis recovered during the excavations we find that there is evidence of people using this site back to the 10th century. We found evidence of bloomery slag from iron making containing charcoal.
Beneath parts of the foundations of the lost hall we discovered in-filled ditches. One rock-cut ditch was 1m deep, 2m wide and had been emptied before the building of 1600 long gallery. Other ditches found in clay had been re-cut several times. We found that the site had been landscaped to make a level platform.
