July 2010 a team from BBC Oceans filmed the search for Blackfriars Friary and St Peter's Church using the Diver Held DIDSON sonar. This time marine archaeologist Frank Pope used the DIDSON and obtained the first DIDSON images of the ruins of St Peter's church and evidence of some structure associated with the site of Blakcfriars. This site is more dispersed than the others therefore presents more of a challenge in the short dive time. Further investigation is needed to confirm ruins at this site.
Posted 21/07/2010 22:14
June 24th 2010. BBC One show filming using Didson camera donated by McArtney AS and used by Dan Snow and Andy Rose captured first ever images of St Katherine's chapel ruins during poor visibility conditions. The system offers the opportunity of visualising Dunwich ruins even during the typical zero visibility conditions. Look out for the article on the One Show in September 2010.
Posted 29/06/2010 15:25
October 22nd saw a successful trial of the Soundmetric's DIDSON at Dunwich. Mike Sawkins (MacArtney Underwater Systems) and divers Andy Rose and Duncan Cole (Learn Scuba & Historic Wreck Recovery)accompanied by David Sear (University of Southampton) and Mark Dunkerley (English Heritage) used a hand held diver Didson system to image the seabed over St Peter's church Dunwich in less than ideal conditions. The aim was to see if the Didson could image the seafloor during zero visibility. Despite the conditions the Didson was able to visualise the seafloor.
Posted 02/11/2009 20:59
Sea trials of a novel acoustic imaging system (Soundmetrics Didson) are to be held at Dunwich in late October weather permitting. Links to the technology can be found at www.soundmetrics.com Check out how they went in November.
Posted 09/10/2009 14:54
Two new potential sites identified at Dunwich. The new Klien 3900 sidescan sonar data collected for the project by Wessex Archaeology reveals details of two new targets. One lies to the north of St Peter's church and is small, and less dispersed. The other site is in the vicinity of Blackfriars Monastry. Diver surveys are planned to ground truth these. Watch this space!
Posted 23/09/2009 16:50
Historic Wreck recovery divers report visibility as very good at times over Dunwich town site. Confirms Stuart Bacon's 1979-83 data that May/June are best times to dive on Dunwich. Film of Church sites taken.
Posted 07/07/2009 09:57
Learn Scuba (Lowestoft)and Historic Wreck Recovery divers film ruins of St Peters Church during good visibility. DVD footage clearly shows worked masonry. More to follow.
Posted 22/08/2009 08:09
Wessex Archaeology guided by Dunwich 2008 survey data conduct high resolution survey of church sites. More to follow.
Posted 07/07/2009 09:56
erman film company accompany Historic Wreck Recovery to dive on church sites.
Posted 07/07/2009 09:56
Website to come online July 2009.
Posted 07/07/2009 09:55
April 2009: Divers start mapping of St Peter's Church site and recover a 5m length of worked timber.
Posted 07/07/2009 09:55
April 2009: Professor Sear gives Royal Geographical Society Talk at NOC, Southampton.
Posted 07/07/2009 09:54
April 2009: Project posters go on Display at Dunwich Town Museum and Suffolk Underwater Studies Orford.
Posted 07/07/2009 09:54
November 2008:Professor Sear gives a talk at Dunwich Museum Trustees annual dinner.
Posted 07/07/2009 09:52
Dec 2008: NOC Expert Time LeBas creates enhanced Sidescan images for St Peter's and St Nicholas Church sites.
Posted 07/07/2009 09:53
