Excavation by J Grove of Wessex, for MEPC UK Ltd, in advance of redevelopment. Earlier Roman activity (1st-2nd century) was found to be restricted to higher land at the southern end of the site. Here, a number of refuse pits and a series of gulleys and ditches were revealed, as well as two occupation surfaces and a possible oven. An episode of flooding separated these features from those of mid Roman date (2nd century), which were also concentrated on the higher ground. An east-west ditch along the downward slope of the site, with a bank to its south, presumably represents an attempt to control flooding. The late Roman period (3rd to 4th century) saw this east-west ditch and bank redefined, with other ditches excavated further to the north, possibly representing an extension of the area of ‘dry’ land. A number of rubbish pits of this period were found across the site. Little evidence for medieval activity was revealed, other than a large pit and the continuation of a ditch, probably a burgage plot boundary, seen in earlier excavations to the north (in the Central trading Estate).