Coming face-to-face with past (From Worcester News)

Coming face-to-face with past

1:40pm Saturday 21st January 2012 in News

CHILDREN from Upton-upon-Severn got their hands dirty as they joined in with an archaeological dig taking place in the riverside town.

Workers from the Environment Agency discovered skeletons and other items of historical significance when they started digging the foundations of the new Waterside flood defence wall back in November.

On Friday, January 20, children from Upton Primary were invited to the site for a heritage day, when they watched the archaeological team at work and even took part in a mock dig.

West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin also enjoyed a look around the site, while members of the public took the opportunity to observe the work from a viewing platform set up in Lower High Street.

Aside from the skeletons, other finds of significance have included the remains of old street surfaces and roadside walls, part of the bridge that marked the site of a Civil War skirmish and a long-lost marker stone with letters cut into it.

And it is hoped there are still more discoveries to be made as the work continues.