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Newport Ship. Coordinates: 51°35′18″N 2°59′37″W. The Newport ship in the foundations of the Riverfront Arts Centre, 8 September 2002. The Newport Ship is a mid-fifteenth-century sailing vessel discovered by archaeologists in June 2002 in the city of Newport, South East Wales. It was found on the west bank of the River Usk, which runs ...
The Trust has an active commercial archaeology team, based in a separate office in Newport. This is the location of one of the archaeological projects undertaken in Wales - the Newport Ship, which was excavated in 2002. The Trust has also contributed to developing research agendas through publication of its work.
Riverfront Arts Centre. / 51.58832; -2.99343. The Riverfront ( Welsh: Glan yr Afon) is the principal and newest theatre and arts centre in the City of Newport. It is located on the west bank of the River Usk on the Bristol Packet Wharf in the city centre. Designed by architectural firm Austin-Smith:Lord, the centre was opened on 23 October 2004.
Medieval ships were the vessels used in Europe during the Middle Ages. Like ships from antiquity, they were moved by sails, oars, or a combination of the two. There was a large variety, mostly based on much older, conservative designs. Although wider and more frequent communications within Europe meant exposure to a variety of improvements ...
Dippers can be seen upriver along with red kites in the river's valley upstream from around the town of Usk . The Usk has long been a noted salmon and trout fishing river. Salmon of over 30 pounds (14 kg) may still be caught. In 1999 the river had the highest estimated salmon egg deposition of any river south of Cumbria and the Scottish rivers ...
1958. Nationality. British. Occupation. History Professor. Known for. Bristol medieval historian. Peter Fleming (1958) is an emeritus professor of medieval history [1] at the University of the West of England, who specialises in the history of migration, urban history and the development of Bristol during the Middle Ages. [2] [3]
Ship Class / type Notes 1418 England: William Soper Southampton: Grace Dieu: Flagship For Henry V of England: 1441 Castile: Pinta: Caravela latina: Part of Columbus' first expedition ~1449 England: Newport: Newport Medieval Ship: Great ship Launch date approximate: Before 1486 Denmark: Gribshunden: Flagship For John, King of Denmark: Before ...
Long known to locals, the Maderö wreck was first visited by divers in 1969, who described it as a large medieval trading ship filled with bricks. In the decades since, other divers visited the ...