Jan 23, 2014
Birley Fields, Hulme (2013.05.19)
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Birley Fields, Hulme (2013.05.19)
Birley Fields, Hulme (2012.08.04)
University's archaeology dig at Birley Fields in Hulme
Manchester Metropolitan University is holding a public archaeology dig on the site of its new campus.
The team, at Birley Fields in Hulme, is trying to find the remains of a medieval farm and the foundations of terraced houses built during the Industrial Revolution.
Dr Faye Simpson from the department of history said the dig was exciting.
"We know from mapwork and historical documents that there is definitely stuff on the land," she said.
Dr Simpson said the earliest survey of Hulme is a map from 1786 that marks Hulme Hall on the south-western fringe of Manchester and farmsteads including Hulme Farm and Jackson's Farm.
The excavation is targeting the site of Jackson's Farm and the houses that occupied the site from the later 19th Century, as well as the site of Holy Trinity Church. Read more.