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Wessex Archaeology 
 Arkwright’s Mill, NCP Car Park, Miller Street, Manchester 
 Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of ResultsRef:59471.01 April 2006
 
Arkwright’s Mill, NCP Car Park, Miller Street, Manchester
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
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Arkwright’s Mill, NCP Car Park, Miller Street, Manchester
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
SummaryAcknowledgements
1INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................11.1Project Background...................................................................................11.2The Site........................................................................................................11.3Historical Background...............................................................................11.4Previous Archaeological Work.................................................................32METHODS...........................................................................................................32.1Introduction................................................................................................32.2Aims and Objectives..................................................................................42.3Fieldwork Methodology.............................................................................43RESULTS.............................................................................................................53.1Introduction................................................................................................53.2Geophysical Survey....................................................................................53.3Archaeological Evaluation........................................................................6
Trench 1.......................................................................................................6 Trench 2.......................................................................................................8Trench 3.......................................................................................................8Trench 4.....................................................................................................15Trench 5.....................................................................................................18
4FINDS.................................................................................................................184.1Introduction..............................................................................................184.2Potential and further recommendations................................................195DISCUSSION.....................................................................................................195.1Introduction..............................................................................................195.2The position of the original mill..............................................................195.3Steam power versus water power...........................................................205.4The Boulton and Watt engines................................................................225.5Living in Angel Street..............................................................................225.6Arkwright’s legacy: urban growth in Manchester...............................236ARCHIVE..........................................................................................................237REFERENCES..................................................................................................25
Appendix 1: Trench SummariesAppendix 2: List of finds by context
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