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Rolling to mechanisation : excavations at Lymm Slitting Mill (2019)
Journal Article
Miller, I. (2019). Rolling to mechanisation : excavations at Lymm Slitting Mill. Industrial Archaeology Review, 41(2), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/03090728.2019.1665900

An archaeological excavation at Lymm slitting mill in Cheshire was undertaken by Oxford Archaeology North in 2005 as a key component of the Lymm's Life Project, which was financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The slitting mill was established in the... Read More about Rolling to mechanisation : excavations at Lymm Slitting Mill.

Post-excavation assessment : land at Land Gate, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester (2019)
Report
Burns, M., & Harvey, K. (2019). Post-excavation assessment : land at Land Gate, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Bellway Homes Limited (Manchester Division) has obtained planning consent for a
large residential development at Land Gate, near Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan (centred
on NGR SD 57140 01220). The consented scheme allows for the construction of 157
d... Read More about Post-excavation assessment : land at Land Gate, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester.

Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West (2019)
Journal Article
Miller, I. (2019). Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West. Historic England research (Online), 11, 18-27

Textile mills are fundamental to the history, culture and landscape of much of the North of England. They were the powerhouses behind the industrialisation of the region, triggering technological innovation, stimulating new trade and transforming the... Read More about Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West.

Excavating the Wear Flint Glass Works, Lisburn Terrace, Sunderland (2018)
Journal Article
Gregory, R., Dungworth, D., Wild, C., & Miller, I. (2018). Excavating the Wear Flint Glass Works, Lisburn Terrace, Sunderland. Archaeologia Aeliana, 47, 271-305

In 2011, an open-area excavation was undertaken on the site of the Wear Flint Glass Works, Sunderland. This glassworks operated throughout the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and was initially engaged in the production of pressed-glass vesse... Read More about Excavating the Wear Flint Glass Works, Lisburn Terrace, Sunderland.

Archaeological evaluation report : Cuerden Strategic Site, South Ribble, Lancashire (2018)
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Cook, O., & Radford, A. (2018). Archaeological evaluation report : Cuerden Strategic Site, South Ribble, Lancashire

Lancashire County Council and Maple Grove Development Limited have obtained
planning consent for a major mixed-use development at Cuerden, in the Central
Lancashire borough of South Ribble. The study area extends to 65 hectares and
comprises land... Read More about Archaeological evaluation report : Cuerden Strategic Site, South Ribble, Lancashire.

Archaeological evaluation : Vesta Street, New Islington, Ancoats, Manchester (2017)
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Mottershead, S. (2017). Archaeological evaluation : Vesta Street, New Islington, Ancoats, Manchester

In April 2017, Salford Archaeology was commissioned by the Manchester Life Development
Company to undertake an archaeological evaluation of a parcel of land in the New Islington
area of Ancoats, Manchester (centred on NGR 385370 398310). The evalua... Read More about Archaeological evaluation : Vesta Street, New Islington, Ancoats, Manchester.

Richard Arkwright's Shudehill Mill : the archaeology of Manchester's first steampowered cotton mill (2017)
Journal Article
Miller, I., & Glithero, J. (2017). Richard Arkwright's Shudehill Mill : the archaeology of Manchester's first steampowered cotton mill. Industrial Archaeology Review, 38(2), 98-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/03090728.2016.1266214

This article describes the archaeological recording of Richard Arkwright's mill on Shudehill in Manchester. This complex marked an important moment in the development of the mechanisation of the cotton industry in Britain. After initial but ultimatel... Read More about Richard Arkwright's Shudehill Mill : the archaeology of Manchester's first steampowered cotton mill.

Archaeological building investigation and evaluation : City Tower, Todd Street, Manchester (2016)
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Mottershead, S., & Stitt, L. (2016). Archaeological building investigation and evaluation : City Tower, Todd Street, Manchester

In July 2016, Salford Archaeology was commissioned by Unique Boutique Hotels
(Manchester) Ltd to undertake an historic building investigation of the former Cathedral
School on Todd Street, Manchester (centred on SJ 8406 9886). Following the demolit... Read More about Archaeological building investigation and evaluation : City Tower, Todd Street, Manchester.