Excavations in 1973, before the Charter was built, found Roman ditches, medieval rubbish pits and the remains of a medieval stone buildng.
This area was on the edge of medieval Abingdon. Debris from a Roman building was also found, but the building itself wasn’t found.
Small excavations were carried out in the cellar and back garden of this medieval house when it was being restored in 1970.
A stone wall, a well, Roman and medieval pottery and a medieval bone flute, made from a swan’s bone, were found.
A piece of Roman roof tile has also been found at the property.
