An archaeological watching brief took place during the installation of an interpretation panel close to the site of the North Gate of the Roman walled town (planning application number 150130).<1> The interpretation panel was installed on the edge of a flower-bed, alongside a path leading from the pavement to a drinking fountain. The latter is dated 1862 and was moved from near the former Cattle Market in the late 1970’s. Initially, an area of the flowerbed, measuring approximately 1.1m north-south by 600mm east-west, was lowered by 60-80mm. The post hole for the interpretation panel was then dug in the middle of this area and was approximately 250mm square and 500mm deep. After the panel was installed, paving slabs were laid around the base of the panel within the lowered area. The deposits encountered during the digging of the post hole were as follows. The soil in the lowered area and in the upper 100mm of the post-hole consisted of dark greyish-brown modern topsoil (L1). The lower 400mm of the post-hole was cut into a brick foundation (F1). This was constructed of unfrogged red bricks set in whitish mortar. The bricks were probably 19th century in date. An inn is shown in this location on the 1876 OS map, and this building, the Coach and Horses, survived until the 1960’s. There was no evidence of any earlier archaeological remains and no significant archaeological finds were recovered.