During the three years’ excavations, the site of Moston Hall, which was first settled in 1276 and eventually demolished in 1961, has provided a wealth of archaeological features to be excavated and recorded. Also, a mass of artefacts ranging in date from as early as 1000bc up to the 20th century have been processed, analysed and catalogued by volunteers working alongside the professional archaeologists.

The community volunteers helped to excavate the of the remains of two of the Victorian cellars belonging to Moston Hall, two cowsheds or ‘shippons’ dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, the 16th century barn, stables and other outbuildings. Cobbled courtyards, roads and many other fascinating features were also discovered during the investigations, helping to build a picture of Moston life through the centuries.

Perhaps one of the more spectacular features excavated was a large ditch running east-west across the site, measuring around 4m wide at the top, 1.5m in depth and having a length of around 20m. This feature would have, in effect, cut off the point of the hill making up the lower part of Broadhurst Park, creating an area of land defended on all sides. The ditch produced only one find, a small flint tool dating from the Bronze Age period – a tantalising suggestion that this piece of land may have been inhabited as long as three thousand years ago.