{"id":30730,"date":"2023-01-20T17:06:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=30730"},"modified":"2023-03-11T15:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T15:33:18","slug":"the-last-piece-of-newports-medieval-ship-returns-to-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/the-last-piece-of-newports-medieval-ship-returns-to-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"The last piece of Newport’s medieval ship returns to the city"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The final piece in the jigsaw of the Newport Ship arrived in the city earlier on Friday. Members of the Friends of Newport Ship<\/em> group and Newport City Council celebrated as the piece of timber was lifted into their warehouse. There are more than 2,000 bits of timber that make up the ship, ranging from 500kg sections of the bow to tiny fragments of wood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emma Newrick, who leads the Culture and Heritage Team at Newport City Council, said that today was a landmark day for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archaeologists think that the medieval ship, which was built around 1449, sunk whilst undergoing construction work between 1468 and 1469. It’s believed the ship transported wine from Portugal to Bristol. It was discovered in the tidal mud of the River Usk in 2002, when construction workers began digging out an orchestra pit for the Riverside Arts Centre. Campaigners petitioned the council to salvage the wreckage and the timber was removed and taken to Portsmouth for restoration, where it has remained until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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