Archaeologists from the National Trust have revealed a selection of everyday objects from the site of a house built for Isaac Newton’s mother, in a field next to the famous apple tree which inspired some of his great scientific advances. Searching for the exact location of the house, the archaeologists discovered rubble from its demolition – and intriguingly some objects which might have been in the house when the Newton family was there. They included: decorative Staffordshire slip tableware along with other pottery pieces; a fragment of a 17th century…
Read MoreFamilies help unearth everyday treasures at home of Isaac Newton’s mother, close to the famous apple tree that inspired the scientist’s work on gravity
