So it's our last day of excavation 
at Sudeley Castle
and it is absolutely pouring with rain outside
Harriet's brought me down into the dungeon,
but she hasn't told me why
Harriet, why have you brought me down to the dungeons?!
Don't worry Maiya, it's not as sinister as it sounds
I've brought you down here because this is where
some of the stones from Winchombe Abbey
are housed
And they look incredibly similar to the stone
that we're finding from the wall in Trench 7
And also from that drain as well
Oh wow! So what ways do they look similar to the Winchcombe Abbey stones?
So they are architectural fragments and we've got things like
ball flowers, window dressings,
columns,
loads of things that point to them being very similar
And so what do we think this wall is?
Why are we finding these 
clearly re-used bits of stone?
Well, that's the question isn't it!
We're pretty sure that this is the banqueting house
built for Elizabeth I for her three
day party
That's amazing!
So the banqueting house where Elizabeth I herself would have ate, drank
and partied when she came to visit Sudeley Castle in 1592
That is fantastic!
It's so exciting!
So we know that the stones from Winchcombe Abbey
were brought here when the abbey was torn down
So we think that the foundations of the banqueting house
were built out of the remains of Winchcombe Abbey?
It's very possible, yes!
Wow, that's quite a story isn't it...
I've heard that there's quite a lot of artefacts
coming out of this trench too
Yeah, we've got animal bones, pieces of pottery,
stone fragments, loads and loads of stuff
that we need to get analysed and sent off
to specialists
Fantastic, well I think we've got a little
bit of time to go and find out more.
Shall we go a pay Johanna a little visit in the
Finds Room?
Yes! Let's go see Johanna!
Hi Johanna!
Hello...!
What have you been finding? It looks like
there's loads of stuff here
Lots of stuff, wonderful stuff!
I don't know where to start...
What about with the biggest first?!
Well, this is the biggest!
We found some wonderful bits of architectural stone
It's wonderfully worked, really nice
and very decorative
Also some smaller bits
Oh I love this one, it's gorgeous.
And it's exactly like what we just saw in
the dungeon
from Winchcombe Abbey!
That's interesting
We also have some pieces still with paint on!
Let's have a look at some of the smaller things
We also have some pottery with green glaze
We have some possibly Tudor pottery, which
is exactly what we're looking for
We also found some earlier stuff like this
one, which we think was a cooking pot
You can see soot on the outside
It's making me hungry looking at that!
Well, then if you're hungry then how about a bone?
*laughter*
So we have this bone with a cut mark on it, perhaps banqueting evidence?
And what about this one that says chicken bone?
Well what do you think it is?!
I think I can see the actual gnaw marks of Elizabeth I herself!
*laughter*
Well I think that's a pretty good haul of
wonderful finds from the dig
We've got pot, we've got musket balls, we've got worked stone, we've got it all!
Unfortunately now we're pretty much 
at the end of the dig
It has been an incredible two weeks. 
Everyone has worked so hard and
we've actually managed to find evidence of
the long-lost Tudor garden and banqueting house
at Sudeley Castle
Looking forward to coming back again next anyone?
Yes! Absolutely!
Bye!
