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