what are the things found while excavating at that place?
The buildings found included the Norman doorway with its Victorian addition and three medieval rooms.
Norton Priory
. The buildings found included the Norman doorway with its Victorian addition and three medieval rooms. 
what is norton priory? It is a historic site and currently a museum. where did it get its name? UNANSWERABLE what does "abbey" mean in reference to the museum? It was one in which the abbot was given permission to use pontifical insignia, including the mitre, ring and pontifical staff, and to give the solemn benediction provided a bishop was not present.
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Norton Priory [SEP] Excavations and museum
In 1971 J. Patrick Greene was given a contract to carry out a six-month excavation for Runcorn Development Corporation as part of a plan to develop a park in the centre of Runcorn New Town. The site consisted of a area of fields and woods to the north of the Bridgewater Canal. Greene's initial findings led to his being employed for a further 12 years to supervise a major excavation of the site. The buildings found included the Norman doorway with its Victorian addition and three medieval rooms. Specialists were employed and local volunteers were recruited to assist with the excavation, while teams of supervised prisoners were used to perform some of the heavier work.