North West Region

 English Heritage is working with a local history group to improve understanding of Muncaster Castle and its landscape context. It is possible that there was a Roman building, such as a signal station, on the site of the castle itself.

 Investigation of the landscape surrounding Sawley Abbey, Lancashire, has revealed the extent of the monastic precinct and shed light on the post-monastic use of the site. The abbey ruins are open to the public.

 Today, Chester's Roman amphitheatre is a shadow of its former glory. English Heritage and Chester City Council are working together to find out more about this ancient urban landmark, which is open to the public. More...

 Roughton Gill Mine in the northern Lake District is a vast, remote complex of  workings which developed from the Middle Ages onwards. It lies within the National park and is accessible to the public. More...

 RAF Spadeadam in Cumbria was the home of Britain's Top Secret Blue Steak missile project. The range is still closed to the public, but we were allowed entry to investigate the site's Cold War history. More...

 Greenburn Mine in the Lake District is the best-preserved copper mine in the region. The National Trust, who own the site, asked us to find out how it had all worked. The site lies within the National Park and is accessible to the public. More...

 Force Crag Mine, the last metal mine in Lake District to be worked, occupies the most spectacular setting of any mine in the region. Before carrying out conservation work, the National Trust asked us to investigate. The site lies within the National Park and is accessible to the public. More...

 Can you tell what it is yet? It's a rare and exceptionally well-preserved 'causewayed enclosure' dating to around 3,800 BC. English Heritage's discovery was the first in northern England. The site at Green How lies within the Lake District National Park and is accessible to the public. More...

 Crake Trees, a medieval manor house in Cumbria, is in a sorry state today. We tried to work out what it would have looked like in its hey-day. The building is still privately owned. More...

 Far from being a place of tranquility, the Lake District has in the past been a hotbed of industrial activity. Gunpowder was the key to much of this and production of the 'black powder' in the region became a major industry in its own right. More...