Two trial trenches were (each 4m x 1.5m) were excavated at 15 West Lodge Road prior to the demolition of the property, in accordance with a planning condition to construct a pair of semi-detached houses and detached garages following demolition of the existing property (CBC planning application F/COL/04/1653). Post-Roman topsoil or ‘dark earth’ sealed archaeological deposits which were encountered at a depth of 0.95m to 1.1m below the modern ground level. Two intact Roman urned cremation burials were discovered, one in each trench. Uncremated, probably human, bone was recorded in two pits which may represent inhumation burials. Contrary to expectation, there was no evidence for the backfilled excavation trenches of the Victorian antiquarian John Taylor. A watching brief and limited excavation was subsequently carried out during groundworks for the new properties. Four or five further cremation burials were recorded plus a burnt feature (possibly a bustum) and a spread of Roman tile, septaria and pottery. These features were encountered between 670mm and 1.2m below ground level. The investigation confirmed that the site is located well within the Roman cemetery area and was in use from the 1st or early 2nd century to the late 3rd or 4th century. <1>