A watching brief was carried out during groundworks for a residential development at no's 83-88 East Hill (Belgrave Place) (CBC planning application F/COL/02/1720). Fifteen visits were made between the 23rd August 2004 and the 20th April 2005, at various stages during the groundworks, ie ground-reduction and the excavation of footings, ground-beams and service-trenches. Land Lane and the western part of the site appear to have been raised within the last two centuries. Within the eastern part of the site, there was evidence of medieval and post-medieval occupation to the rear of no's 83-85 East Hill including a length of medieval wall-plinth and a timber-lined tank or cellar. Evidence of later post-medieval or modern occupation was also recorded. <1>