A strip, map and record excavation was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust in March 2015 on land adjacent to 20 St Clare Road, Colchester, in advance of the construction of a new dwelling. Two sherds of Roman pottery were recovered from L2 (the original topsoil, a medium grey/brown sandy-silt which contained very few inclusions other than rounded stones) and a flint blade, which probably dates to the early Neolithic, was recovered from the interface between L2 and the natural. However, no early features were defined - a ditch and six pits were all thought to be of of post-medieval/modern date.