A watching brief was undertaken by Colchester Archaeological Trust during the ground works (foundation trenches and some reduction of ground levels) for a small extension to the rear of the existing property, and two soak-aways. Some of this work had already been completed before the visit was made: the two new soak-aways, approximately 1.0 m deep, had already been dug and partly backfilled, some of the area reduced by approximately 0.5 m on the south side of the garden had already been stripped, and three of the foundation trenches, each 1.0 m deep, for the extension to the north-west side of the property had been excavated. No archaeological remains were defined. <1>