Archaeological Excavation and Historic Building Investigation : Local Crescent, The Crescent, Salford

Harvey, KM; Stitt, LW

Abstract

In July 2017, Salford Archaeology was commissioned by Domis Property Group,
acting on behalf of Property (Done) Ltd, to undertake an historic building investigation
of the former Black Horse Hotel on The Crescent on the fringe of Salford city centre,
coupled with an archaeological excavation on land bounded by The Crescent,
Gaythorn Street, Hulme Street and by Back Hulme Street (centred on NGR SJ 82474
98493; Plate 1). The archaeological work was required to mitigate the impact of the
proposed redevelopment of the site on known significant archaeological remains, and
satisfy the wording of a condition attached to planning consent for a large residential
development (Planning Ref 15/67356/FUL).
The excavation has provided a valuable opportunity to examine a range of examples
of early 19th-century workers’ housing in Salford, and investigate the probable postmedieval settlement of White Cross. However, the excavation yielded very little firm
evidence for any activity on the site prior to the 18th century, although a single sherd
of slipware recovered from one of the trenches has been ascribed a 17th-century date;
there was no evidence for any medieval activity on the site, although any remains
from this period that may have existed will be been largely or entirely removed by the
intensive development of the site in the 19th century.

Citation

Harvey, K., & Stitt, L. (2019). Archaeological Excavation and Historic Building Investigation : Local Crescent, The Crescent, Salford

• Report Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jan 8, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 8, 2020
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.11440074.v1
• Additional Information: Corporate Creators : Domis Property Group; Access Information : Link above is to research outputs and data for this report