Salamanca was home to merchants, whalers and sailors, who traded out of the historic Georgian warehouses. Today these warehouses have been reinvented as galleries, theatres, arts and crafts shops, cafes and bars. The new development on Montpelier Retreat will extend the beauty of the precinct and
The archaeologists are expanding the site to investigate houses that were built between 1860 and 1880. They also found a hole to investigate, which stands between Alexander Orr's outbuildings and his house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moKu3k0lQ3A&feature=youtu.be
The team have excavated William Burge's house this week, who was listed as the owner for 5 Montpelier Road from 1865 to sometime before 1895. The house was a rental property for Burge and was described as a six-roomed cottage with a large garden. Montpelier Retreat