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Gin Pit, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester: Archaeological Building Investigation and Excavation DRAFT |
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Oxford Archaeology North unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
Gladedale requested that Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) submit proposals to undertake an archaeological building investigation and excavation, as part of a phased programme of work, in advance of the construction of 156 residential units at the former Gin Pit Colliery and Workshops, Ley Road, Tyldesley, Wigan (NGR SD 68943 01106). The Gin Pit Colliery is part of an important landscape comprising evidence of medieval and subsequent mineral extraction. The nineteenth century pitbank or 'heapstead' structure is possibly a unique survival of its type in the North-West, and the desk-based assessment demonstrated that the pit's history is well documented from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. Tithe maps show the railway connecting the pit to the nearby Bridgewater canal, alongside early buildings, and excellent map coverage from 1894 until 1952 clearly demonstrates the subsequent development of the colliery. The name Gin Pit suggests that it originally had horse-powered winding gear, implying that the colliery is older than the 1840s date indicated by the documentary evidence. The considerable amount of documentary evidence, the potential antiquity of the pit, the level of survival of the colliery buildings, and the presence of the buried remains of the entire pithead (at pit brow level), greatly enhance the importance of the site. As many of the nearby collieries have now been demolished, the colliery remains at Gin Pit represent a rare survival of part of the historic industrial landscape of Greater Manchester, and the site thus assumes greater local and regional significance. |
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C Wild
J Bradley
P Schofield
P Clark
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Oxford Archaeology (North)
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2008
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Greater Manchester |
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England |
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Wigan, unparished area |
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Wigan |
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Grid Reference: 368942, 401105 (Easting, Northing)
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oxfordar2-149427 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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19 Apr 2022 |
