Archaeological monitoring and recording was undertaken by Colchester Archaeological Trust in May 2019 during groundworks for a balcony across the rear elevation of the existing property (six foundation pads, each measuring 0.75m x 0.8m in area x 0.55-0.6m deep). Groundworks revealed four layers. Pads 1, 2 and 3 were excavated through a modern patio (L1, c.0.15m thicke), a make-up or subsoil layer (L2, c.0.35m thick) onto natural (L3, yellow/orange/brown clay), encountered at a depth of c.0.5m below current ground level. Pads 4, 5 and 6 were excavated through modern topsoil (L4, c.0.2m thick) and L2 (c.0.3-0.35m thick) onto L3, encountered at a depth of 0.5-0.55m. A modern service was present in Pad 4 but no archaeological features or finds were encountered.<1>