ABSTRACT An archaeological excavation at Lymm slitting mill in Cheshire was undertaken by Oxford Archaeology North in 2005 as a key component of the Lymm's Life Project, which was financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The slitting mill was established in the second quarter of the 18th century, and was one of a group of important iron-working sites in the area that were managed by a local Quaker family. The remains probably represent the best surviving example of a slitting mill in England, and one of a very small number that has been subject to archaeological study and consolidation. The slitting mill had been excavated by a local group between 1968 and 1974, although the site was eventually backfilled before a detailed survey was produced and a full synthesis of the results was never published. This paper discusses the archaeological work undertaken on this important early mechanised iron-working site, and places it in its context of 18th-century slitting mills in north-west England.

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轧制到机械化：Lymm 纵剪厂的挖掘

摘要 2005 年，牛津考古学北部在柴郡的 Lymm 纵剪厂进行了考古挖掘，作为 Lymm 生命项目的关键组成部分，该项目由遗产彩票基金资助。纵剪厂建于 18 世纪下半叶，是当地贵格会家族管理的一批重要炼铁厂之一。这些遗骸可能代表了英格兰分切厂的最佳幸存例子，也是少数经过考古研究和巩固的遗骸之一。1968 年至 1974 年间，一个当地团体对纵剪厂进行了挖掘，尽管该地点最终在进行详细调查之前被回填，并且结果的完整综合从未发表过。