Hull's notes record an observation by Laver 'When making a drain from Priory Street to the intercepting drain near East Bridge, Jan 1902, a shallow well was found. It stood nearly in the middle of the road, directly opposite the new path on the north side of the road which leads through the meadows to the Castle Park and on to Middle Mill. The bottom of the valley here is layer of gravel the thickness of which has not been determined. On this gravel is a layer of black river mud, with the ordinary alluvium covering it. In the mud the men came on plenty of bones of animals, also remains of worked bones and wood. A spear head of hollow bone was perhaps from a sheep or roebuck. This Laver thought probably early Iron Age. The well was square, about 4ft each way; the sides formed of thick oak slabs with the flat sides inward and the bottom lined in the same manner. In every part the lining though black, was in good order. It was between 5 & 6ft deep. There was nothing of interest in the filling material. H Laver judges this to be probably Roman. See his note book in Museum 20/5/1907' <1> The Laver notebook was not traced for this record. See also <2>