Newport's medieval ship

Newport's medieval ship
  • EXCITING FIND: The Newport ship when it was discovered during building work for the Newport Riverfront Theatre
  • EXCITING FIND: The Newport ship when it was discovered during building work for the Newport Riverfront Theatre
  • EXCITING FIND: The Newport ship when it was discovered during building work for the Newport Riverfront Theatre
  • EXCITING FIND: Crowds gather to watch as the remains of Newport's medieval ship are unearthed.
  • EXCITING FIND: Crowds queue to catch a glimpse of Newport's medieval ship
  • EXCITING FIND: Crowds gather to watch as the remains of Newport's medieval ship are unearthed.
  • Campaigners, including Cllr Charles Ferris, left, build support to save Newport's medieval ship
  • PRESERVATION: Timbers from the Newport ship are kept moist at the site in Maesglas before thay can be safely freeze-dried
  • PRESERVATION: Timbers from the Newport ship are kept moist at the site in Maesglas before thay can be safely freeze-dried
  • FIND: small French silver coin from 1447 found in niche carved in the timbers gave a clue as to the age of the ship
  • Artist Paul Deacon's impression of Newport's medieval ship
  • RECONSTRUCTION: Artist's impression of medieval Newport at the time the ship would have worked. By Anne Leave and Bob Trett - Friends of Newport Ship.
  • WATER REMOVAL: Project curator Toby Jones puts a piece of timber into the freeze dryer. It takes two months to dry each load
  • RECONSTRUCTION: Project curator Toby Jones with a model of the Newport Ship
  • CLEANING: Marie Jordan, left, and Morwenna Perrott working on panels from Newport's medieval ship
  • SCANNING: Each component of the Newport ship is recorded using digitiser to create a 3D model

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