Archaeological
Excavation:
Land off Stanley
Street, Central
Salford: Plot B1
(New Bailey
Prison)

Whittall, Kirsty

Abstract

The Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford (CfAA) was commissioned by
English Cities Fund to undertake an archaeological excavation on land located off Stanley
Street, Central Salford (centred on SJ8310 9837), as part of a scheme known as Central
Salford Regeneration. An archaeological evaluation was carried out on plot B1 in June
2013 (Reader 2013), which revealed the substantial remains of New Bailey Prison. The
open area excavations comprised of five joining trenches, with two ‘islands’ within the
excavation area, according to the building footprint plan. This was located within the
north-western corner of New Bailey Prison, which consisted of male felon cells,
workshops and yard areas which were constructed from 1815 onwards. Seven phases of
activity were identified ranging from possible Medieval/Post-Medieval ploughing to
modern day.

Citation

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• Other Type: Teaching Resource
• Deposit Date: Oct 9, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 9, 2017
• Additional Information: Data type : Technical Reports; Location of work : Salford, Manchester; Type of work : Excavation; Period : Industrial