Watching briefs by H. Brooks at Station Road/Station Street, Saffron Walden, 1990 - EEX62531

A site area of about 440 sqm. in western corner of junction of Station Rd and Station St. Whole site had been scraped when inspected, but foreman said he observed brick rubble and gravel resting directly on natural chalk. This was seen in south-west corner of the site. Impossible to see anything on surface, but all sections of the southern half of the site, which was lowered to 3-4m below modern ground level, were seen as well as the working surface at several points. No archaeological features seen anywhere. Top surface did have a few pockets of mid brown clay filling odd crevices and other natural depressions in the chalk, up to 30cm in depth, but these were all convincingly natural. The site has been badly disturbed by previous use and its likely that all archaeological deposits have long gone.