A 250-year-old bowling alley was discovered at Twickenham
The British Heritage Agency revealed the findings of an archaeologist after excavation at Marble Hill House in Twickenham.
Archaeologists began a second excavation after discovering the ruins of a nine-kilometer bowling alley next to a historic building dating back more than 250 years.
The new excavation will take place within four weeks and the public can come close to watching to learn more about ongoing excavations thanks to a series of extensive archaeological investigations in August.
Megan Leyland, a senior historian at English Heritage, said: "After an interesting discovery in previous excavations, we hope these archaeological excavations will discover more details about the mysterious landscape. of Marble Hill " .
Archaeologists will expand excavation of the two areas to the north and west in order to understand the original shape of the playground, how its appearance changes over time and see if there are any structures. Any other related structure?
The English Heritage asked England archaeologists to dig as part of the Marble Hill Revived project, which aims to turn this historic home into an archaeological historical park.
"They will also look for more walkways defined in the c1752 plan, and see how the building was built as well as investigating the terraces and landscapes set up on the lawn. between the house and the river, " added Ms. Leyland.
What will be found will help Marble Hill to restore the 18th-century Pleasure Pleasure area, a small but important landscape in the middle of the house and the River Thames.
In the 18th century, 9pin bowling was a popular outdoor garden game and historic walkways were an important part of the Marble Hill landscape.
The findings show that many games have been played at Marble Hill, because the surface seems to have been patched up probably due to worn, cracked over time.
In addition to the 9pin bowling alley, English Heritage hopes to restore some other historical elements of the landscape such as roads and gardens, a protected fence, flower gardens, orchards, terraces and Path in Marble Hill house.
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