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Buckton Castle and the castles of North West England (2012)
Book
Grimsditch, B., Nevell, M., & Nevell, R. (2012). Buckton Castle and the castles of North West England. Salford: Centre for Applied Archaoelogy, University of Salford

Buckton Castle is the one of the least known, but most dramatically situated, castles in North West England. Its origins have been shrouded in mystery until quite recently, with tales of treasure and battles, but little in the way of hard fact. This... Read More about Buckton Castle and the castles of North West England.

Power, Status and War: The Archaeology of the Castle in North West England. (2012)
Book Chapter
Nevell, M., Nevell, R., & Grimsditch, B. (2012). Power, Status and War: The Archaeology of the Castle in North West England. In Buckton Castle and the Castles of North West England (1-35). University of Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology

Buckton Castle is one of the least known, but most dramatically situated, castles in North West England. Its origins have been shrouded in mystery until quite recently, with tales of treasure and battles, but little in the way of hard fact. This mono... Read More about Power, Status and War: The Archaeology of the Castle in North West England..

The Bridgewater in Cheshire: Recent archaeological investigations (2012)
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. (2012). The Bridgewater in Cheshire: Recent archaeological investigations. In M. Nevell, & T. Wyke (Eds.), Bridgewater 250. The Archaeology of the World's First Industrial Canal (93-104). Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford

The book chapter reviews nearly two decades of archaeological resesearch along the Cheshire extension of the Bridgewater Canal, opened in 1776. This includes studies of Cornbrook Weir, the Dunham Aqueduct, Runcorn terminus and the surviving buildings... Read More about The Bridgewater in Cheshire: Recent archaeological investigations.

The grocers’ warehouse, Castlefield: the first true canal warehouse? (2012)
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. (2012). The grocers’ warehouse, Castlefield: the first true canal warehouse?. In Bridgewater 250. The Archaeology of the World's First Industrial Canal (83-92). Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford

This article studies the archaeology and development of the Grocers' Warehouse at the Castelfield terminus of the Bridgewater Canal in Manchester. Built around 1770 it argues that it was the first canal warehouse to use internal split-level loading a... Read More about The grocers’ warehouse, Castlefield: the first true canal warehouse?.