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One of my favourite industrial museums is Queen Street Mill in Burnley, Lancashire. This Grade I listed working steam-powered weaving factory, the only one of its type still working in Europe, is set amongst terraced streets that climb the hillside of Harle Syke. Built by the Queen Street Mill Manufacturing Company in 1895, the site is dominated by its tall chimney an...


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The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) and Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) have published, online, a new survey of public users needs for archaeology. The most comprehensive study in 25 years, the “Trowel and Error” report explores how people across the UK engage with, value, and access archaeological information, which major implications for h...


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The 2025 Greater Manchester Archaeology Day will be taking place on Saturday 29th November. Organised by the Greater Manchester Archaeological Advisory Service with the support of the Greater Manchester Archaoelogy Federation, it’s always a great opportunity to catch up with field work around the city region, and of course with friends old and new.

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This week my latest book (number 54!) was launched by the fabulous team at Amberley Publishing. ‘The Archaeology of Cheshire in 20 Digs’ is a trip through the region’s industrial story covering 2,000 years from the Romans to the Victorians and beyond. Drawing upon archaeological excavations over the last fifty years, the book looks at the physical remains of this part...


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My honorary role as Surveyor of the Antiquities of Altrinncham for the town’s Court Leet means that I get to check up on the state of archaeology and heritage in the historic town three times a year. For the Michaelmas Assizes in September 2025 this included noting threats to the timber-framed former Orange Tree public house, on the western side of the late medieval m...


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