Our recent excavations at Drapers’ Hall in Coventry ahead of its transformation into a new music venue by Historic Coventry Trust with support from The Prince’s Foundation revealed more about how Coventry’s historic core was used over the centuries. Finds from the site have provided tantalising insight into what the structures uncovered may have been used for, with possibilities ranging from metalworking and fulling cloth, to button making and quarrying. Here are a few of our favourite finds from the dig:

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