Pub Dig With Rory McGrath - 3 DVD Set

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This DVD set gets beneath some of the country's oldest boozers. Comedian Rory Mc Grath teams up with biker & archaeologist Paul Blinkhorn to explore the history of some of Britain's oldest public houses by rooting around in the grounds to see what they can turn up. The Command House: Rory & Paul begin their pub dig journey in Chatham, Kent, digging through 400 years of naval history in search of Henry VIII's lost Tudor docks & relics from the time of Nelson & the British Empire. As the team begin to dig, they come down on the foundations of a huge Georgian storehouse, once filled with the cannon that armed ships like Nelson's Victory. Will they uncover what they're looking for? Ye Olde Smugglers Inne: The team are in Alfriston, East Sussex, hunting for vintage contrab&. Alfriston is a picture postcard village, but it was once the centre of the infamous Sussex badlands. As they dig down below the 20th century concrete, the team begin to turn up piece after piece of Victorian junk, there are farmed oyster shells, sawn bone
- evidence of butchery, however there is no smugglers loot. So they turn to examining the building itself! The Six Bells: The team are digging up the car park of Six Bells in St Albans, in search of Roman treasure, it is an excavation that will drill down through 2000 years of history. The ground under the pub is a good bet for archaeology but the first find is a little more recent
- an 18th century lime kiln. As the team continue digging, they uncover medieval remains of butchery, cooking & occupation from the 12th century. As they dig deeper they find the remains of a massive Roman building decorated with vast quantities of painted wall plaster...