Land to the rear of Homecroft, Shakespear Close, Diseworth Report on Archaeological Monitoring

Prior to the monitored works the site was stripped of topsoil. The monitored works consisted of the excavation of building footings. The archaeological monitoring abided by the methodology outlined in the WSI and followed the professional standards and guidelines laid out in Management of Research Projects in the Historic Environment: The MoRPHE Project Managers Guide (Historic England 2015) and the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) Code of Conduct (2022); Standards for archaeological monitoring and recording (2023a) and Universal guidance for archaeological monitoring and recording (2023b). No archaeological finds or features were identified.