AN ACCOUNT OF A ROMAN PUBLIC Way. 54] 
from Heath Lane, on the Chorlton Fold side, the 
Roman Road is found, about six inches below the 
surface, by the gravel, in the drains; and it points 
exactly upon Chorlton Fold. The Road is not 
indicated by any ridge, in this field. 
It is found again, by the gravel, in the Calf 
Hey, near Chorlton Fold. 
Returning once again to Mr. Whitaker’s His- 
tory of Manchester, we find, that the Road “ en- 
“ters the Westwood fields, and appears again with 
“a small ridge, ascending the slope of the second 
“enclosure, and pointing to a large oak upon the 
“furzy summit of it. And, at that tree, and in the 
“adjoining field, the gravel is very evident, lying 
“‘ thick upon the road, and spreading several yards 
‘‘in width. It crosses the second close of Mr. 
“Bailey in a plain ridge, and the first of Mr. 
‘“* Watson in a plainer. Losing its elevation at 
“this end of Mr. Watson’s second field, it reco- 
“vers it with an addition at the other. But, in the 
“next, or Mr. Blomiley’s, the gravel appears all 
“along the three closes, lying in a tall ridge of 
“ten or twelve yards in width. And, in the 
“adjoining grounds of Brookside Estate, the 
“Road still appears, though less conspicuous, but 
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