Amazing Finds Recovered From The Wreck of The London

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Cotswold Archaeology has been working for the last two years on the wreck of The London, a warship which sank in the Thames off Southend in 1665. Click here for the background to the project

We have now recovered a timber gun carriage which is amazingly well preserved. To read more about the find and see a video click here.

Keep an eye on the news section of the Cotswold Archaeology website over the next few days as we post more information and photos.

Copyright Historic England, Lucy Millson-Watkins

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