A watching brief was carried out during the installation of a new gate and railings along the perimeter of the grassed area to the east of St Botolph’s priory church. Post pits for the gate and 190m of railings revealed residual human remains and light scatters of re-used early building materials. A small quantity of skeletal material was removed but was subsequently reinterred in the priory grounds. The majority of pits were no more than 70cm deep and did not penetrate beyond post medieval levels.<1><2>