Dyson, B. (2019). Archaeological Works at Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester. Archaeological Research Services. https://doi.org/10.5284/1091157. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Works at Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester
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Series:		 Archaeological Research Services unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Two trenches were located to target potential features and deposits associated with the buildings and gardens of 19th century townhouses known as Exmouth Terrace that might have survived beneath the modern courtyard. Monitoring of a test-pit served as an alternative Trench 1 when it quickly became clear that the upper 1.5-2m of the courtyard, at least on the south-western side, was formed of levelling deposits for the modern courtyard surface and concrete foundations for the courtyard parapet wall. The clean natural clay beneath was likely truncated during construction of the museum buildings before the 'island' was built back up again to serve as an entrance courtyard. Trench 2 was excavated on the gently-sloped north-eastern side of the courtyard over the rear portion of one of the town houses as depicted on OS mapping from the 1850s. At a depth of 0.9m the upper surface of the concrete foundation for the parapet wall was encountered. This was at the same depth as was recorded in the engineering test-pit. Based on the sequence and depth of concrete deposits previously identified beneath the upper slab, Trench 2 was not excavated any deeper.
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Author:		 B Dyson
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Research Services
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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County: Greater Manchester
Parish: Manchester, unparished area
Country: England
District: Manchester
Grid Reference: 384499, 396639 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: archaeol5-343437
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Created Date:		 31 Mar 2022