The remains of Pilkingtons' No 9 Tank House represent a unique survival from the 19th century, a period of rapid development within the glass industry characterized by innovative but short-lived design. These remains are now recognized as the most complete known glass furnace structures of their era. Between 1991 and 1997, Lancaster University Archaeological Unit (now Oxford Archaeology North) conducted a programme of standing building survey, excavation, and oral and documentary research, targeted on the remains on the Hotties site, in St Helens, Merseyside
The remains of Pilkingtons' No 9 Tank House represent a unique survival from the 19th century, a period of rapid development within the glass industry...
Richard Heawood Christine Howard-Davis Denise Drury
This book documents the excavation and research of the site of Old Abbey Farm, Risley, Cheshire, dating from the early 13th century. This project allowed a rare opportunity for archaeologists to document a site during demolition and then excavate beneath it.
This book documents the excavation and research of the site of Old Abbey Farm, Risley, Cheshire, dating from the early 13th century. This project allo...