Peters, C. (2018). Land at Omega Drive, Irlam, Greater Manchester: Heritage Impact Assessment. Carlisle: Wardell Armstrong. https://doi.org/10.5284/1092024. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Omega Drive, Irlam, Greater Manchester: Heritage Impact Assessment
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Series:		 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The proposed development site lies within a former agricultural area entwined by the former course of the River Mersey. River-related alluvial deposits have the potential to retain well-preserved archaeological remains, such has been discovered in the vicinity in the form of a Bronze Age hammer and medieval dug-out canoe. The agricultural nature of the area was curtailed by the establishment of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1884 and associated Partington Coal Basin just to the south-east of the site. Several related features once lay within the site boundary itself, comprising sections of mineral railways and a building later annotated as a Hydraulic Tower. By 1912, communication and transport links were increased, linking the Partington Coal basin to the mainline railway to the south-west, and additional tracks were constructed adjacent to the basin itself. Small buildings and an engine shed were also constructed within the site boundary and a workmen's ferry was provided. The construction of Irlam Steelworks to the north-west resulted in a great expansion in associative sidings to the ship canal, an additional canal-side hydraulic lift and several new buildings. The rail tracks continued to expand by 1938 and by 1967 a large depot and a further building with tanks had been established. The steelworks eventually closed in 1979. The proposed development has the potential to directly impact on the surviving remains of these known late 19th and 20th century industrial-related heritage assets. There is also the potential for as-yet unknown archaeological features to survive within the site boundary.
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Author:		 C Peters
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Publisher:		 Wardell Armstrong
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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District: Salford
Country: England
County: Greater Manchester
Parish: Salford, unparished area
Grid Reference: 372026, 392578 (Easting, Northing)
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Created Date:		 22 Apr 2022