Archaeological monitoring and recording was undertaken by Colchester Archaeological Trust in July 2020 during the groundworks for a rear extension. The works comprised the excavation of a foundation trench, 13.9m long x 0.5m wide x 0.9-1.15m deep, and a soakaway, 1.2m x 1.3m in area x 1.1m deep. Five layers were recorded. The foundation trenching was initially excavated through topsoil (L1, 0.18-0.27m thick). In the northern part of the trenching, a subsoil or levelling layer overlay ditch/pit F1 (L2, up to 0.27m thick). Together, L1 and L2 sealed natural sands (L3, hard, dry light/medium orange/brown sand, encountered at a depth of c.0.25m below current ground level. The soakaway was excavated through L1 (c.0.25m thick), a further subsoil or levelling layer (L4, c.0.30m thick) and a post-medieval layer of redeposited natural (L5, 0.43-0.56m thick) onto L3 (encountered at c.1.0-1.10m in depth). A single undated ditch or pit F1 was defined, 2.26m wide x 0.4m deep.<1>