Canon Green Court, Salford, Greater Manchester Archaeological Evaluation, Strip, Map and Record, and Watching Brief Report

Oxford Archaeology (OA) North was commissioned by Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd to undertake a programme of archaeological investigation on land at Canon Green Court, Salford, Greater Manchester (centred on NGR SJ 83130 99020; Planning reference: 18/71538/FUL ). The work was informed by
a desk-based assessment, which indicated that the development area had previously been occupied by early nineteenth-century housing, and by a Public Baths dating to the late nineteenth century.
The programme of archaeological works, undertaken in February and March 2019, initially comprised a programme of watching brief to monitor the removal of a large heap of demolition debris. That was followed by archaeological evaluation, with five trenches targeting the remains of the
former bathhouse and housing. On the basis of the results obtained, and in consultation with Greater Manchester Archaeological Advisory Service, strip, map and record investigation was undertaken in two areas where there was
good preservation of archaeological remains.