Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Galliford Try Parnerships to undertake a programme of archaeological work, comprising an initial evaluation through trial trenching (ECC2780) followed by a watching brief at the former Turner Village Hospital, Mile End, Colchester. The site is proposed for re-development, comprising housing and a primary school for the local education authority. The evaluation and subsequent watching brief showed that much of the site had been truncated by modern ground works associated with the construction and extension of the Turner Village Hospital. The watching brief revealed that the original ground levels had been reduced and a layer of made ground had been introduced to act as a bedding layer for the concrete floors of the buildings. Only fragmentary remains were observed, a shallow ditch in building 3 and other archaeological remains in the area appear to have been removed during the construction of the hospital. <1>