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  • Title
    Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company Archaeological Archive
  • Reference
    2014-3002
  • Production date
    01-09-2012 - 30-09-2012
    • Creator
    • SLR Consulting (UK) LtdBiography
  • Scope and Content
    Documentary archaeological archive for the Openshaw site of the Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company Limited, consisting of an archive report, a published booklet, a conservation report, four DVDs containing site photographs, a sample register, sample record sheets, drawing index sheets, photographic index sheets, a context list, context sheets and drawn plans.
  • Extent
    4 boxes, containing 889 items
  • Physical description
    The condition of the collection is good. There is some discoloration of paper used on the excavation site.
  • Archival history
    The archive contains the paper records relating to an archaeological excavation at the former site of the Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Works in Openshaw, Manchester. The excavation was undertaken by SLR Consulting on behalf of Network Rail in fulfilment of a condition on planning consent to redevelop the site for use as a Regional Operating Centre. The archive does not include finds. The archive was transferred by Laurence Hayes, one of the archaeologists who worked on the excavation, on behalf of SLR Consulting Limited.
  • Level of description
    TOP
  • Repository name
    Science and Industry Museum
  • Subject
    Archaeology
  • Conditions governing access
    Open access.
  • Conditions governing Reproduction
    Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions. Copyright in original works has not been transferred to the museum. Copyright in third party works has not been transferred to the museum.
  • External document
    Donor listing
  • Finding aids
    Box lists are stored inside each box.
  • System of arrangement
    Archive arranged by consulting archaeologist.
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