The play equipment in the redundant playground in Hollytrees Meadow was removed by contractors between 19th and 21st January 2015. Most of the concrete bases for the play equipment were removed in January 2015. However, some of those for swings along the southern edge of the playground were left in situ, as it proved difficult to lift them without damaging the underlying deposits. A protective covering of bark chippings over the playground surface was stripped off by machine. The bark chippings were 250-400mm thick and sealed a thin lens of fine gravel, which was also scrapped off. The gravel lay on a geotextile membrane, which was removed by hand. Thick deposits of dark greyish-brown post-Roman topsoil or ‘dark earth’ (L16) were exposed during the removal of the play equipment from the former children’s playground in 2015, but no in situ Roman deposits or structural remains were observed. The layer of bark chippings (L17), 250-400 mm thick, over the playground surface was stripped off. The geotextile membrane below it was also removed. This exposed the surface of the post-Roman topsoil or ‘dark earth’ (L16). A small number of Roman brick and tile fragments, and a tessera were recovered from the surface of L16. Nothing archaeologically significant was observed in the hole left after the removal of the helter-skelter from the redundant playground in Hollytrees Meadow; The main hole was roughly circular, 1.6 m in diameter and approximately 650 mm deep. There were also several smaller holes left after the removal of the additional supports for the helter-skelter. These were approximately 600 mm wide and 500 mm deep. A thick layer of dark greyish-brown post-Roman topsoil or ‘dark earth’ (L16) was reached at approximately 350 mm below the modern ground level. It continued below the bottom of the trench, which was at roughly 650 mm below the modern ground level. The post-Roman topsoil (L16) was sealed by a layer of bark chippings (L17), approximately 350 mm thick, which formed a protective covering over the redundant playground. All the holes were backfilled with spoil from the trench in the new play area.