Two test pits were excavated by Colchester Archaeological Trust against the inner face of the retaining wall on the south side of the churchyard to establish the depth of the wall foundation in relation to present churchyard ground level and pavement level outside. No burials were disturbed, although there was a quantity of loose human bone which was reburied in the excavated pits at the end of the work. In a separate exercise, two small test pits (TP 3-4, 1m square x 0.5m deep) were dug on the north side of the church under instruction from Mr Simon Marks of Purcell Miller Tritton, and these are reported in the event.<1>