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Warburton. Glimpses of rural life : the archaeology and history of a Cheshire village (2015)
Book
Nevell, M., Carney, M., Cracknell, J., Hill, C., & Jubb, D. (2015). M. Nevell (Ed.), Warburton. Glimpses of rural life : the archaeology and history of a Cheshire village. Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford

Warburton lies in an ancient landscape, on the border of East Cheshire and Trafford,Greater Manchester, in North West England. Today it is best known for the busy tollbridge that crosses the now dry river bed of the Mersey, and its two parish church... Read More about Warburton. Glimpses of rural life : the archaeology and history of a Cheshire village.

Legislation and reality: the archaeological evidence for sanitation and housing quality in urban workers' housing in the Ancoats area of Manchester between 1800 and 1950 (2014)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2014). Legislation and reality: the archaeological evidence for sanitation and housing quality in urban workers' housing in the Ancoats area of Manchester between 1800 and 1950. Industrial Archaeology Review, 36(1), 48-74. https://doi.org/10.1179/0309072814Z.00000000031

This paper looks at some of the excavated material for British urban workers’ housing, built and occupied during the period 1800 to 1950 in the Ancoats area of Manchester: Ancoats was notorious amongst contemporary writers and campaigners for its poo... Read More about Legislation and reality: the archaeological evidence for sanitation and housing quality in urban workers' housing in the Ancoats area of Manchester between 1800 and 1950.

Revisiting the iconic: the excavation of the reelfitz pit engine and the newcomen steam engine in Cumberland, UK (2014)
Journal Article
Nevell, M., & George, D. (2014). Revisiting the iconic: the excavation of the reelfitz pit engine and the newcomen steam engine in Cumberland, UK. Industrial Archaeology Review, 36(2), 128-140. https://doi.org/10.1179/0309072814Z.00000000035

Examples of excavated 18th century stationary steam engine sites are very rare in Britain. This article records the rescue excavations ahead of road-building works of one such site in 1974-5 at Reelfitz Pit in Little Clifton, Cumberland. The Reelfitz... Read More about Revisiting the iconic: the excavation of the reelfitz pit engine and the newcomen steam engine in Cumberland, UK.

A guide to the industrial archaeology of cheshire (2014)
Book
Nevell, M., & George, D. (2014). A guide to the industrial archaeology of cheshire. Ironbridge: Association for Industrial Archaeology

This is a guide and overview of the surviving industrial archaeology remains within Cheshire, UK. It covers the years 1600 to 2000 and reviews 307 Industrial Period sites in six main sections: cornmills; textiles, silk; textiles cotton; minerals, che... Read More about A guide to the industrial archaeology of cheshire.

Community archaeology at the University of Salford : 2009 to 2013 (2014)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2014). Community archaeology at the University of Salford : 2009 to 2013

A review of archaeological approaches to community archaeology work undertaken at the University of Salford. Projects covered include Dig Greater Manchester. The piece inlcudes a discussion on data gathering and impact.

Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience (2013)
Book Chapter
Nevell, M. (2013). Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience. In C. Dalglish (Ed.), Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past (65-75). Woodbridge: Boydell Press

This paper provides an overview of the ‘I Dig Moston’/‘Dig Manchester’ community archaeology project, which took place in Manchester, England, between 2003 and 2008. This project involved the collaboration of local residents, school children, communi... Read More about Archaeology for all : Managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience.

Timperley old hall: Rediscovering a moated site (2013)
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Nevell, M., North, P., & Pierce, D. (2013). Timperley old hall: Rediscovering a moated site. Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology

Timperley Old Hall moat is one of the oldest inhabited places in Trafford, Greater Manchester. Stone tools indicate prehistoric activity in the Neolithic and early Bronze Ages. The site was re-used again, briefly, in the mid-Saxon period. From the 13... Read More about Timperley old hall: Rediscovering a moated site.

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?.

Living in the industrial city: Housing quality, land ownership and the archaeological evidence from industrial Manchester, 1740-1850 (2011)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2011). Living in the industrial city: Housing quality, land ownership and the archaeological evidence from industrial Manchester, 1740-1850. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 15(4), 594-606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-011-0159-5

This paper looks at the recent archaeological evidence for industrial housing in Manchester, United Kingdom. The paper argues that a fragmented land-holding pattern developed in a number of city-centre areas during the second half of the eighteenth c... Read More about Living in the industrial city: Housing quality, land ownership and the archaeological evidence from industrial Manchester, 1740-1850.

Roman rural specialisation in the north west: boom and bust? (2011)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2011). Roman rural specialisation in the north west: boom and bust?. Archaeology north west, 2, 48-57

This article examines the new evidence for specialisation in the Roman rural economy in the southern part of North West England. In order to understand the context of this specialisation the chronological pattern observed for rural and urban-type set... Read More about Roman rural specialisation in the north west: boom and bust?.

Newton Hall and the cruck buildings of North West England (2010)
Book
Nevell, M. (2010). Newton Hall and the cruck buildings of North West England. Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford

This study is an introduction to the archaeology and history of Newton Hall, Hyde, in Tameside. As a timber-framed cruck building from the late medieval period it is one of the oldest homes in North West England, and was one of the first such buildin... Read More about Newton Hall and the cruck buildings of North West England.

The archaeology of the rural railway warehouse in north-west England (2010)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2010). The archaeology of the rural railway warehouse in north-west England. Industrial Archaeology Review, 32(2), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581910X12817815916609

This article studies in detail two rural railway warehouses of the mid-19th century from North-West England. Structures such as these were an integral part of the branch lines and secondary lines that developed across the network during the mid- to l... Read More about The archaeology of the rural railway warehouse in north-west England.

Brave new technological world (2010)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2010). Brave new technological world

This article explains how 3D visualisation techniques can help make archaeology more mainstream and beneficial to communities and industry

Dark satanic mills? The archaeologyof the world's first industrial city (2010)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2010). Dark satanic mills? The archaeologyof the world's first industrial city. Current archaeology, 21(242), 12-19

By 1850 Manchester had a population of 300,000 and most if its 172 textile mills had already been built. Cotton goods were known simply as 'Manchester goods'. Now archaeology is adding new insights into the emergence of the world's first industrial c... Read More about Dark satanic mills? The archaeologyof the world's first industrial city.

The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry : the example of Manchester and the south-western Pennine Uplands during the 18th century (part 2) (2008)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2008). The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry : the example of Manchester and the south-western Pennine Uplands during the 18th century (part 2). Industrial Archaeology Review, 30(2), 97-100. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581908X347300

Between the early 18th century and the mid-19th century the north-west of England was turned from a relatively impoverished backwater to one of the major industrialisation zones in the world. This is thus a key region for understanding the archaeolog... Read More about The archaeology of industrialisation and the textile industry : the example of Manchester and the south-western Pennine Uplands during the 18th century (part 2).