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Medieval Ship

Image of the ship on site

The Newport Medieval Ship was discovered in the banks of the River Usk in June 2002 during construction of the Riverfront Theatre. The ship was excavated by a team of archaeologists and lifted from the ground timber by timber.

Initially supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and now mainstream funding from Newport City Council, a team of specialists are now recording and conserving all 1700 ship timbers and the artefacts discovered during the excavation. The work is uncovering new and exciting information about the ship. Through this work we will learn much more about the ship, including its original size and shape, where it was built, the different parts of the world it sailed to, and what its cargo was.

Why not come down and discover more about this unique piece of Newport’s history on one of our open days:

  • Saturday 17th April 10am - 4pm
  • Saturday 12th June 10am - 4pm
  • Saturday 31st July 10am - 4pm
  • Saturday 21st August 10am - 4pm
  • Saturday 18th September 10am - 4pm
  • Open Days are suitable for the entire family. Visitors will have the opportunity to talk to the members of the Ship Team, find out about the excavation and the campaign to save the ship through tours of the facility by the Friends of the Ship, take part in family craft activities, see a number of the objects that were found onboard and for a short time only a model of the Magor Pill Medieval Wreck, on loan from the National Museum Wales.

Visit

If you are interested in visiting the ship as a group please contact the team on 01633 215707.

Schools will also be interested in our web resource for Key Stage 3 students, developed with the National Grid for Learning.

Follow the links below for information about the discovery, excavation and future of the Newport Ship.

Discovery

Quick Facts

Excavation

The Future

Recording

Visit

Cleaning

Volunteer

Dating

Further reading

Present condition

Thesaurus

 

Acknowledgements

Newport Medieval Ship

Unit 22
Maesglas Industrial Estate
Newport
Gwent
NP20 2NN
Telephone: 01633 215707

Email: newport.ship@newport.gov.uk

last update: Mon, 21 Jun 2010
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