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Ask Property Development Ltd has proposed a scheme of development (planning application 47200) on the site of a former railway station on Knowsley Street, Bury (centred on SD 8031 1039). Cre8 Management, acting on behalf of Ask Property Development Ltd, commissioned Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) to undertake the excavation. This was carried in August 2007.The excavation revealed well-preserved remains pertaining to the development of the station and, in accordance with the archaeological condition attached to planning consent for redevelopment, provided a detailed record of the buried remains in advance of their ultimate destruction. On completion of the archaeological fieldwork, an assessment of the dataset generated from the excavation was carried out, which assessed the potential for further analysis with regard to the project's research aims. The process corresponded to the objectives laid out in the guidance document Management of Archaeological Projects 2nd edition (MAP 2; English Heritage 1991), and concluded that the dataset had little potential for further detailed analysis, although the results merited a short publication in an appropriate journal. Accordingly, a paper that summarises the key findings from the project has been prepared for publication in the Industrial Archaeology Review. In addition, an information panel that celebrates the town's railway heritage, and provides an historical account of the Knowsley Street Station, has been produced for permanent installation on the site. |
