Evaluation by J Robertson of SCAU in advance of a proposed new office development. A large degree of disturbance was noted, to some considerable depth. Archaeological features were observed at lower levels, including a brick floor - either a cellar or cess-pit. Safety concerns prohibited further investigation.

Evaluation by J Stevenson of SCAU prior to redevelopment of the site. A single prehistoric feature was revealed, suggestive of tree clearance. A watching brief subsequently conducted on the site by N Shaikhley of SCAU failed to find any additional finds or features of archaeological interest.

Geophysical Survey carried out by Matthew McMurray as part of a university project, in order to locate the Roman building which excavations nearby in 1986 had suggested may be present in the field. Faint traces of stone walls were identified, as well as a possible roundhouse, which may be associated with the building. The survey also revealed a possible field system. Resistivity work is planned for the area in mid – 2001.

Watching Brief carried out by T Howe of SCC on the site of a new cricket pavilion. No finds or features of archaeological interest were revealed.

Watching brief by N Shaikhley of SCAU during excavation of two soakaways did not identify any features, but a number of stray human bones and a few complete burials were recovered and later reburied.

Ongoing evaluation of this site by PCA consisted of the excavation of eight trenches, excavated in three stages. Several of the trenches were truncated by modern walls and basements, but some trenches showed the survival of a thin band of silt over natural gravel. No archaeological features were found but several pieces of residual burnt flint were recovered from the silt layer.

Evaluation by T Carew of PCA, involving the excavation of nine trenches, revealed extensive truncation, a very small quantity of undatable and probably residual burnt flint, but no features of archaeological interest.

Continuing monitoring work by J Stevenson of SCAU in an area located immediately to the south of previous work undertaken in 1999 and 2000. The more securely dated features include: a Neolithic pit containing a complete Ebbsfleet bowl; several mid--Late Bronze Age pits; a small Iron Age pit containing nothing but a complete triangular loomweight; three sides of an enclosure of prehistoric date; the right-angled corner of a Roman enclosure, leading towards an area of concentrated Roman activity identified previously, and some middle Saxon pits.

Evaluation and subsequent excavation by T Carew of PCA in advance of the construction of a new prison. A palaeochannel, probably dating to the late glacial to early post-glacial period, cut through the centre of the excavated area. A probable early Mesolithic flint blade was recovered from near the channel, although it was found in a later context. The earliest of the cut features was a pit with a probable placed deposit of early Neolithic flintwork. This was adjacent to a middle to Late Neolithic ring ditch, interpreted as either a hengiform monument or a barrow.

Evaluation by J Robertson of SCAU in advance of redevelopment revealed no features, but the discovery of an unstratified Bronze Age flint thumbnail scraper points to evidence of prehistoric activity in the vicinity