Excavating part of the George Street car park
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Excavating part of the George Street car park
Image: © John S Turner Taken: 7 Aug 2009
This part of the George Street car park is to be redeveloped and, in advance of that, archaeological excavations are taking place. The area's terraced housing was demolished in the 1960s and 1970s in part to make way for the inner ring road - seen here on the right. As the housing was demolished in the fairly recent past heavy machinery is being used to clear the top soil and rubble down to the foundation level of the remains. In the foreground buildings alongside Oulton Place are starting to be uncovered, and at the far end of the site Kinaston Street (later Kynaston St) has already been uncovered. It will be interesting to see what lies beneath these 19th century remains.
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