Evaluation by J Pine of TVAS prior to an application for redevelopment. Trenching revealed archaeological evidence relating to important medieval structural remains surviving at great depth in the parts of the site closest to the High Street. These remains included walls and foundations, floors, stakeholes and pits, relating to buildings of differing phases of construction and occupation. Trenches further back towards North Street contained post-medieval remains indicative of backlands activity, as well as some later structural elements. Negotiation with the applicants has led to the formulation of a scheme whereby the significant medieval elements can be preserved in situ beneath the proposed new building, with excavation of the later sequence of deposits towards North Street to take place during 2002.