Throughout the latter part of the 20th century and into the new millennium, Manchester welcomed a boom in the construction of tall buildings that now dominate its landscape.
And while plans to build more impressive skyscrapers continues, back in 2016, the M.E.N. reported it was while excavating the site of a new 13-storey apartment block in Manchester city centre that a startling piece of the past was unearthed. The extraordinary find came during work to prepare foundations for the construction of the skyscraper on the corner of Port Street and Great Ancoats Street.
As part of the process, archaeologists were brought in to dig underneath the proposed site which had previously been occupied by empty buildings and a car park. It was during this work that they discovered a long forgotten pub as well as the remains of several houses.
