The construction of the Artillery Barracks (Now Le Cateau Barracks) in c.1873-4 led to the museum acquiring about thirty Roman burial vessels including at least nine of glass. Most of these were handed over to the Museum by the then Secretary of State for Defence. Workmen said, presumably in relation to their foundation trenches, that they cut through hundreds of pots like currents in a drain.<1> This dense spread, apparently made up entirely of cremations must continue eastwards because many more were found when the Artillery barracks were extended eastwards in 1903-5. As a result of these works, about 100 vessels (apparently only one of which was glass) and a number of other objects found their way from the site into the museum at this time, mainly through the diligence of Dr Henry Laver.<2>

Hull's Grave Groups 495,345 & 341 appear to be from the 1840's construction work and Grave Groups 392,393,381, 359,148,157,158,159,160,161, 388,389,390,400,387,395,396,397,398,409,410,413,414,416 appear to be from the 1903-5 work.<3>

Three cremation burials were also uncovered here in 1956 <3>