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 - behind the camera. 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 known remains. In the foreground buildings close to Oulton Place are starting to be uncovered, and in the distance the former George Street School can be seen. Oulton Place linked George Street and St Anne's Street, but as the two streets were on a different alignment Oulton Place changed direction part way along. I'm not sure whether these remains are part of Oulton Place or buildings within a yard off St Anne's Street. It will be interesting to see what lies beneath these 19th century remains.

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