All Outputs (3)

Coming out in the wash : investigating Manchester's public baths and wash-houses (2021)
Journal Article
Miller, I., & Cook, O. (2021). Coming out in the wash : investigating Manchester's public baths and wash-houses. Industrial Archaeology Review, 43(2), 114-134. https://doi.org/10.1080/03090728.2021.1967572

Manchester experienced an astonishing rate of growth from the late 18th century to become the first industrial town in the world by the 1830s. Its industrial prowess was fuelled by remarkable engineering talent that was drawn from across the country,... Read More about Coming out in the wash : investigating Manchester's public baths and wash-houses.

The road to Wigan, RR70b : excavation at Land Gate (2021)
Journal Article
Miller, I. (2021). The road to Wigan, RR70b : excavation at Land Gate. Itinera, 1, 15-28

An archaeological excavation in 2018 confirmed the precise course of the Wilderspool to Wigan Roman road (Margary, 1973 RR70b) as it continues northwards from Ashton-in-Makerfield in Greater Manchester. Whilst the surface of the road had been remov... Read More about The road to Wigan, RR70b : excavation at Land Gate.

The Vulcan Works, Southport : the archaeology of an Edwardian car factory (2021)
Journal Article
Miller, I., & Stitt, L. (2021). The Vulcan Works, Southport : the archaeology of an Edwardian car factory. Industrial Archaeology Review, 43(1), 34-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/03090728.2021.1885878

The widespread adoption of the motor car had what was perhaps the greatest impact on the physical and social landscape of 20th-century Britain, and yet virtually none of the early car factories have been subject to formal archaeological investigation... Read More about The Vulcan Works, Southport : the archaeology of an Edwardian car factory.