Archaeological excavation report : 2-4 Chester Road, Castlefield, Manchester

Cook, OE

Abstract

Castlefield Developments (Manchester) Ltd has obtained planning consent for a
residential development at 2-4 Chester Road in the Castlefield area of Manchester
city centre (centred on NGR 383230 397440). The consented scheme allows for the
construction of two residential apartment buildings with basement car parking and
associated landscaping works (Planning Ref: 113870/FO/2016).
The site comprises a tract of land that falls steeply from the north side of Chester
Road down to the Bridgewater Canal via two man-made terraces that have been cut
into the natural slope. The archaeological interest in the site was highlighted in a
desk-based assessment that was prepared to support the planning application, which
concluded that the site has some potential to contain buried remains pertaining to
Manchester’s Roman settlement. In addition, it was concluded that the site had
potential to contain buried remains of a range of buildings associated with the
Bridgewater Canal that are shown on late 18th-century mapping, including the
manager’s office for the superintendent of the Castlefield Basin.

Citation

Cook, O. Archaeological excavation report : 2-4 Chester Road, Castlefield, Manchester

• Report Type: Technical Report
• Deposit Date: Sep 28, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 28, 2020
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.13005335
• Additional Information: Access Information : The link above directs to additional documentation and photographs related to this project.; Funders : Castlefield Developments (Manchester) Ltd