Tracks Across the Irwell
From the Liverpool & Manchester Railway to the Ordsall Chord
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20376459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Wild (0000-0003-0115-6448, University of Salford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 74-87 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial Archaeology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-0728 • E-ISSN: 1745-8196 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03090728.2018.1507166 |
| OpenAlex | W2898344121 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Archaeological excavations and built heritage recording has been undertaken by Salford Archaeology (based within the Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford) during the construction of a new rail link across the River Irwell between Manchester and Salford, known as the ‘Ordsall Chord’. The new bridge links existing lines of historic importance, and also crosses the extant remains of the world’s first passenger steam railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, being carried over the Grade I designated ‘Stephenson's Bridge’ at approximately deck level. Six further Grade II designated structures were also affected by the scheme, as were the below-ground remains of a dye works that predated the opening of the railway in the 1830s, and a large livestock market that grew adjacent to the improved transport infrastructure provided by the rail network. This paper discusses the archaeological work undertaken on this important early transport hub during the construction programme in 2015–18
Archaeology · Civil engineering · Excavation · Extant taxon · Geography · Rail network · Transport engineering · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |